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• Fraction (mathematics) — A cake with one quarter removed. The remaining three quarters are shown. Dotted lines indicate where the cake may be cut in order to divide it into equal parts. Each quarter of the cake is denoted by the fraction 1/4. A fraction (from Latin:… …   Wikipedia

• fraction — /ˈfrækʃən / (say frakshuhn) noun 1. Mathematics a. one or more parts of a unit or whole number; the ratio between any two numbers. b. a ratio of algebraic quantities analogous to the arithmetical vulgar fraction and similarly expressed. 2. a part …  

• fraction — Synonyms and related words: Gaussian integer, adjunct, algebraic number, arithmetical proportion, cardinal, cardinal number, complex number, component, contingent, continued fraction, cross section, defective number, detachment, detail, division …   Moby Thesaurus

• Generalized continued fraction — In analysis, a generalized continued fraction is a generalization of regular continued fractions in canonical form in which the partial numerators and the partial denominators can assume arbitrary real or complex values.A generalized continued… …   Wikipedia

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• Kahun Papyrus — The Kahun Papyrus (KP) is as an ancient Egyptian text discussing mathematical and medical topics. Its many fragments were discovered by Flinders Petrie in 1889 and are kept at the University College London. Most of the texts are dated to ca 1825… …   Wikipedia

• NUMBERS, TYPICAL AND IMPORTANT — Biblical numbers are primarily based on the decimal system, which is of Hamito Egyptian origin. The sexagesimal system, however, which ultimately derives from Sumerian usage, also plays an important role in Scripture, and since 60 is divisible by …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Swami Bharati Krishna Tirtha's Vedic mathematics — For the actual mathematics of the Vedic period, see the articles on Sulba Sūtras and Indian mathematics.Swami Bharati Krishna Tirtha s Vedic mathematics is a system of mathematics consisting of a list of 16 basic sūtras, or aphorisms. They were… …   Wikipedia

• Indian mathematics — mdash;which here is the mathematics that emerged in South Asia from ancient times until the end of the 18th century mdash;had its beginnings in the Bronze Age Indus Valley civilization (2600 1900 BCE) and the Iron Age Vedic culture (1500 500 BCE) …   Wikipedia

• Pascal's triangle — The first six rows of Pascal s triangle In mathematics, Pascal s triangle is a triangular array of the binomial coefficients in a triangle. It is named after the French mathematician, Blaise Pascal. It is known as Pascal s triangle in much of the …   Wikipedia

• Timeline of Islamic science and engineering — This timeline of Islamic science and engineering covers the general development of science and technology in the Islamic world during the Islamic Golden Age, usually dated from the 7th to 16th centuries.From the 17th century onwards, the advances …   Wikipedia