Characteristica universalis

Characteristica Universalis (which means 'universal characteristic') is a concept that was created by philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. It was a system of writing or symbolic language that he thought could be used to express mathematical ideas and relationships. It would allow people to use symbols to represent all sorts of different concepts, making it easier to do calculations and solve problems. He also thought that if this system was used, all ideas would be easier to compare and understand because they'd all be expressed in the same way.