There is a certain way of searching for the truth in mathematics that Plato is said first to have discovered. Theon called this analysis. Francois Viete More Quotes by Francois Viete More Quotes From Francois Viete There is no problem that cannot be solved. Francois Viete no-problem mathematics problem Numerical logistic is that which employs numbers; symbolic logistic that which uses symbols, as, say, the letters of the alphabet. Francois Viete use letters numbers