Babylonian mathematics

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematics
gptkbp:contributedTo history of mathematics
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Babylonia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Babylonian mathematics
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Hellenistic_mathematics
Greek mathematics
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Pythagorean_triples
quadratic equations
approximation of square roots
cuneiform numerals
early algebra
geometric progressions
reciprocal tables
sexagesimal (base-60) numeral system
gptkbp:notableTablet gptkb:Plimpton_322
gptkb:VAT_7532
gptkb:YBC_7289
gptkbp:period c. 2000 BCE – 300 BCE
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Egyptian_mathematics
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:architecture
gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:Pythagorean_theorem
accounting
approximation methods
linear equations
quadratic equations
algebraic methods
area calculation
arithmetical methods
division tables
exponential tables
geometric methods
land measurement
logarithmic tables
multiplication tables
practical problems
problem texts
proportional reasoning
reciprocal tables
simultaneous equations
tables of cubes
tables of squares
theoretical problems
volume calculation
word problems
gptkbp:usedNumeralSystem cuneiform numerals
sexagesimal
gptkbp:writtenBy gptkb:Sumerian_language
gptkb:Akkadian_language
clay tablets
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Islamic_mathematics
gptkb:Pythagorean_theorem
gptkb:Babylonia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5