Who "invented" i,j,k as integer counter variable names? [closed]

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Published on 2009-07-18T11:27:44Z Indexed on 2010/04/25 5:13 UTC
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Why are we using i as a counter in loops

I've used these myself for more than 15 years but cannot really remember how/where I picked up that habit. As it is really widespread, I'm curious to know who originally suggested / recommended using these names for integer loop counters (was it the K&R book?).

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