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  2. Rhind Mathematical Papyrus - Wikipedia

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    Problems 1–6 compute divisions of a certain number of loaves of bread by 10 men and record the outcome in unit fractions. Problems 7–20 show how to multiply the expressions 1 + 1/2 + 1/4 = 7/4, and 1 + 2/3 + 1/3 = 2 by different fractions. Problems 21–23 are problems in completion, which in modern notation are simply subtraction problems.

  3. Rhind Mathematical Papyrus 2/n table - Wikipedia

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    The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, [1][2] an ancient Egyptian mathematical work, includes a mathematical table for converting rational numbers of the form 2/ n into Egyptian fractions (sums of distinct unit fractions), the form the Egyptians used to write fractional numbers. The text describes the representation of 50 rational numbers.

  4. Harmonic series (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    Calculus. In mathematics, the harmonic series is the infinite series formed by summing all positive unit fractions: The first terms of the series sum to approximately , where is the natural logarithm and is the Euler–Mascheroni constant. Because the logarithm has arbitrarily large values, the harmonic series does not have a finite limit: it ...

  5. Moscow Mathematical Papyrus - Wikipedia

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    Approximately 5.5 m (18 ft) long and varying between 3.8 and 7.6 cm (1.5 and 3 in) wide, its format was divided by the Soviet Orientalist Vasily Vasilievich Struve [2] in 1930 [3] into 25 problems with solutions. It is a well-known mathematical papyrus, usually referenced together with the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus. The Moscow Mathematical ...

  6. Fraction - Wikipedia

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    Unit fractions can also be expressed using negative exponents, as in 2 −1, which represents 1/2, and 2 −2, which represents 1/(2 2) or 1/4. A dyadic fraction is a common fraction in which the denominator is a power of two , e.g. ⁠ 1 / 8 ⁠ = ⁠ 1 / 2 3 ⁠ .

  7. Ternary numeral system - Wikipedia

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    A ternary / ˈtɜːrnəri / numeral system (also called base 3 or trinary[1]) has three as its base. Analogous to a bit, a ternary digit is a trit (tri nary dig it). One trit is equivalent to log 2 3 (about 1.58496) bits of information. Although ternary most often refers to a system in which the three digits are all non–negative numbers ...

  8. Time signature - Wikipedia

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    Most time signatures consist of two numerals, one stacked above the other: The lower numeral indicates the note value that the signature is counting. This number is always a power of 2 (unless the time signature is irrational), usually 2, 4 or 8, but less often 16 is also used, usually in Baroque music. 2 corresponds to the half note (minim), 4 to the quarter note (crotchet), 8 to the eighth ...

  9. Quarter-comma meantone - Wikipedia

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    The value of 5 1 ⁄ 8 · 35 1 ⁄ 3 is very close to 4, which is why a 7-limit interval 6144 : 6125 (which is the difference between the 5-limit diesis 128 : 125 and the septimal diesis 49 : 48), equal to 5.362 cents, appears very close to the quarter-comma (⁠ 81 / 80 ⁠) 1 ⁄ 4 of 5.377 cents.