Recognition of the significance of Fermat's work in analysis was tardy, in part because he adhered to the system of mathematical symbols devised by François Viète, notations that Descartes ' Géométrie had rendered largely obsolete.
Pagkilala ng kahalagahan ng Fermat's magtrabaho sa pagtatasa ay mabagal, sa bahagi dahil siya adhered sa sistema ng mga simbolo matematiko devised by François Viète, notations na Descartes' Géométrie had lipas na nai-render sa kalakhan.