Egyptian mathematics

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematics
ancient mathematics
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Rhind_Mathematical_Papyrus
gptkb:Berlin_Papyrus_6619
gptkb:Moscow_Mathematical_Papyrus
gptkbp:flourishedDuring gptkb:New_Kingdom_of_Egypt
gptkb:Middle_Kingdom_of_Egypt
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Egyptian mathematics
gptkbp:includesOperation gptkb:division
gptkb:geometry
addition
multiplication
subtraction
solving linear equations
area calculation
volume calculation
doubling
halving
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Babylonian_mathematics
Greek mathematics
gptkbp:usedApproximationOfPi 3.16
256/81
gptkbp:usedAs base 10
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:architecture
gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:medicine
accounting
cathedral
engineering
military logistics
taxation
trade
record keeping
land surveying
religious rituals
pyramid construction
flood prediction
building canals
calculation of wages
calendar calculation
distribution of bread and beer
distribution of rations
division of inheritances
measuring fields
gptkbp:usedFractions Egyptian fractions
unit fractions
gptkbp:usedNumeralSystem gptkb:Egyptian_numerals
gptkbp:usedSymbols hieroglyphs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thales
gptkb:Thales_of_Miletus
gptkb:Babylonian_mathematics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6