Definition:Integer/Historical Note

Historical Note on Integer

The use of $Z$ to denote the set of integers appears to have originated with Nicolas Bourbaki.

Earlier, the symbol $\overline{\mathfrak Z}$ had been used by Edmund Landau.

Sources

• 2008: David Joyner: Adventures in Group Theory (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $1$: Elementary, my dear Watson: $\S 1.2$: Elements, my dear Watson