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Babylonian numerals

Index Babylonian numerals

Babylonian numerals were written in cuneiform, using a wedge-tipped reed stylus to make a mark on a soft clay tablet which would be exposed in the sun to harden to create a permanent record. [1]

49 relations: Abacus, Angle, Arithmetic, Babylon, Babylonia, Circle, Clay, Cuneiform script, Decimal, Degree (angle), Ebla, Equilateral triangle, Fraction (mathematics), Integer, Integer factorization, Minute, Mixed radix, Nothing, Numeral system, Numerical digit, Phragmites, Positional notation, Radix point, Roman numerals, Second, Semitic languages, Sexagesimal, Sign-value notation, Stylus, Sumer, Sun, Superior highly composite number, Time, Trigonometry, Wolfram Demonstrations Project, 0, 1, 10, 12 (number), 120 (number), 15 (number), 2, 20 (number), 3, 30 (number), 4, 5, 6, 60 (number).

Abacus

The abacus (plural abaci or abacuses), also called a counting frame, is a calculating tool that was in use in Europe, China and Russia, centuries before the adoption of the written Hindu–Arabic numeral system.

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Angle

In plane geometry, an angle is the figure formed by two rays, called the sides of the angle, sharing a common endpoint, called the vertex of the angle.

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Arithmetic

Arithmetic (from the Greek ἀριθμός arithmos, "number") is a branch of mathematics that consists of the study of numbers, especially the properties of the traditional operations on them—addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

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Babylon

Babylon (KA2.DIĜIR.RAKI Bābili(m); Aramaic: בבל, Babel; بَابِل, Bābil; בָּבֶל, Bavel; ܒܒܠ, Bāwēl) was a key kingdom in ancient Mesopotamia from the 18th to 6th centuries BC.

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Babylonia

Babylonia was an ancient Akkadian-speaking state and cultural area based in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq).

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Circle

A circle is a simple closed shape.

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Clay

Clay is a finely-grained natural rock or soil material that combines one or more clay minerals with possible traces of quartz (SiO2), metal oxides (Al2O3, MgO etc.) and organic matter.

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Cuneiform script

Cuneiform script, one of the earliest systems of writing, was invented by the Sumerians.

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Decimal

The decimal numeral system (also called base-ten positional numeral system, and occasionally called denary) is the standard system for denoting integer and non-integer numbers.

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Degree (angle)

A degree (in full, a degree of arc, arc degree, or arcdegree), usually denoted by ° (the degree symbol), is a measurement of a plane angle, defined so that a full rotation is 360 degrees.

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Ebla

Ebla (إبلا., modern: تل مرديخ, Tell Mardikh) was one of the earliest kingdoms in Syria.

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Equilateral triangle

In geometry, an equilateral triangle is a triangle in which all three sides are equal.

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Fraction (mathematics)

A fraction (from Latin fractus, "broken") represents a part of a whole or, more generally, any number of equal parts.

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Integer

An integer (from the Latin ''integer'' meaning "whole")Integer 's first literal meaning in Latin is "untouched", from in ("not") plus tangere ("to touch").

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Integer factorization

In number theory, integer factorization is the decomposition of a composite number into a product of smaller integers.

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Minute

The minute is a unit of time or angle.

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Mixed radix

Mixed radix numeral systems are non-standard positional numeral systems in which the numerical base varies from position to position.

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Nothing

Nothing is a concept denoting the absence of something, and is associated with nothingness.

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Numeral system

A numeral system (or system of numeration) is a writing system for expressing numbers; that is, a mathematical notation for representing numbers of a given set, using digits or other symbols in a consistent manner.

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Numerical digit

A numerical digit is a single symbol (such as "2" or "5") used alone, or in combinations (such as "25"), to represent numbers (such as the number 25) according to some positional numeral systems.

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Phragmites

Phragmites is a genus of four species of large perennial grasses found in wetlands throughout temperate and tropical regions of the world.

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Positional notation

Positional notation or place-value notation is a method of representing or encoding numbers.

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Radix point

In mathematics and computing, a radix point (or radix character) is the symbol used in numerical representations to separate the integer part of a number (to the left of the radix point) from its fractional part (to the right of the radix point).

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Roman numerals

The numeric system represented by Roman numerals originated in ancient Rome and remained the usual way of writing numbers throughout Europe well into the Late Middle Ages.

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Second

The second is the SI base unit of time, commonly understood and historically defined as 1/86,400 of a day – this factor derived from the division of the day first into 24 hours, then to 60 minutes and finally to 60 seconds each.

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Semitic languages

The Semitic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family originating in the Middle East.

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Sexagesimal

Sexagesimal (base 60) is a numeral system with sixty as its base.

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Sign-value notation

A sign-value notation represents numbers by a series of numeric signs that added together equal the number represented.

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Stylus

A stylus, plural styli or styluses, is a writing utensil or a small tool for some other form of marking or shaping, for example, in pottery.

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Sumer

SumerThe name is from Akkadian Šumeru; Sumerian en-ĝir15, approximately "land of the civilized kings" or "native land".

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Sun

The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System.

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Superior highly composite number

In mathematics, a superior highly composite number is a natural number which has more divisors than any other number scaled relative to some positive power of the number itself.

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Time

Time is the indefinite continued progress of existence and events that occur in apparently irreversible succession from the past through the present to the future.

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Trigonometry

Trigonometry (from Greek trigōnon, "triangle" and metron, "measure") is a branch of mathematics that studies relationships involving lengths and angles of triangles.

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Wolfram Demonstrations Project

The Wolfram Demonstrations Project is an organized, open-source collection of small (or medium-size) interactive programs called Demonstrations, which are meant to visually and interactively represent ideas from a range of fields.

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0

0 (zero) is both a number and the numerical digit used to represent that number in numerals.

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1

1 (one, also called unit, unity, and (multiplicative) identity) is a number, numeral, and glyph.

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10

10 (ten) is an even natural number following 9 and preceding 11.

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12 (number)

12 (twelve) is the natural number following 11 and preceding 13.

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120 (number)

120, read as one hundred twenty, is the natural number following 119 and preceding 121.

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15 (number)

15 (fifteen) is a number, numeral, and glyph.

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2

2 (two) is a number, numeral, and glyph.

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20 (number)

20 (twenty) is the natural number following 19 and preceding 21.

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3

3 (three) is a number, numeral, and glyph.

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30 (number)

30 (thirty) is the natural number following 29 and preceding 31.

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4

4 (four) is a number, numeral, and glyph.

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5

5 (five) is a number, numeral, and glyph.

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6

6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7.

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60 (number)

60 (sixty) is the natural number following 59 and preceding 61.

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Assyro-Babylonian numerals, Babylonian Numerals, Babylonian number system, Babylonian numbers.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonian_numerals

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