Premium Only Content

Discover how the ancient Egyptians created a revolutionary number system
Did you know that the ancient Egyptians were responsible for developing one of the world's first number systems? This system was based on ten, and the symbols used were different combinations of strokes. However, unlike our modern number system, Egyptian symbols did not have a place value, meaning that a symbol's value depended on its position in the sequence. The Egyptians also developed techniques for doing arithmetic calculations using fractions. They used unit fractions, which were fractions with the numerator equal to one, to create larger fractions by adding the unit fractions together. They also had special symbols to represent fractions and were able to solve complex problems like dividing a quantity into equal parts. These mathematical developments allowed the ancient Egyptians to solve math problems, measure the land, build pyramids, and much more. They pioneered many areas of mathematics that continue to influence how we think about mathematics today. Do you know how Egyptian number symbols compare to the number system we use today? Leave it in the comments.
-
LIVE
SpartakusLIVE
4 hours agoMonday MOTIVATION || Games w/ the BOYS into the NIGHT
514 watching -
3:16:02
Barry Cunningham
3 hours agoNEWS ON THE PLOT AGAINST THE PRESIDENT AND IT'S A MOVIE NIGHT!
53.3K34 -
2:00:32
Glenn Greenwald
6 hours agoWorld Finally Horrified by Israel's Atrocities in Gaza; Mass Starvation Expert Warns of Spiraling Crisis in Gaza; AOC Votes to Fund Israel's Iron Dome | SYSTEM UPDATE #489
58.6K87 -
LIVE
Spartan
3 hours agoSpartan - Pro Halo Player for OMiT | Scrims vs OMiT Black
23 watching -
LIVE
crgoodw1n
2 hours agoMonday stream Pt.2! Max Traders are almost here!
114 watching -
DVR
Gurk
1 hour ago $0.25 earnedMLB CO OP
7.29K -
1:46:27
Tim Pool
10 hours agoSin Frontera: The End of Illegal Immigration (DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE - 6pm EST)
185K57 -
LIVE
VapinGamers
2 hours ago $0.93 earnedDestiny 2 - Edge of Fate Legendary Run and AD Testing RTMP Pass Thru - !rumbot !music
130 watching -
LIVE
Joker Effect
2 hours agoULTRA MEGA STREAM! Let's review things... Also... Joker was right... again! What a surprise :) Also.. what the heck is @NetAxisGroup ?
463 watching -
1:01:11
Jamie Kennedy
1 day agoWhy the Epstein Cover-Up Still Matters | Ep 214 HTBITY W Jamie Kennedy
11K2