One would have to say, however, that had Viète had a better understanding of Arabic mathematics he might have discovered that many of the ideas he produced were already known to earlier Arabic mathematicians.
Isa would may sa sabihin, gayunpaman, na nagkaroon Viète nagkaroon ng isang mas mahusay na-unawa ng Arabic matematika siya maaaring may natuklasan na marami sa mga ideya niya ay nagawa na kilala sa mas maaga Arabic mathematicians.