lacuna definition, lacuna meaning | English dictionary. lacuna. 3 (Also called) caisson, lacuna an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling, dome, etc.
The history of science and math are interrelated. The people who shaped science are also important in mathematics. As in science, the early history of mathematics is sketchy. We know that the lunar and solar cycles were counted by the Babylonians and Egyptians in an organized fashion.
Mathematics is not a âfirstâ language; that is, it does not originate as a spoken language, except for the naming of small whole numbers. Mathematics has both formal and informal expressions, which we might characterize as âschool mathâ and âstreet mathâ (Usiskin, 1996).