Egyptian fraction — An Egyptian fraction is the sum of distinct unit fractions, such as frac{1}{2}+ frac{1}{3}+ frac{1}{16}. That is, each fraction in the expression has a numerator equal to 1 and a denominator that is a positive integer, and all the denominators… … Wikipedia
Egyptian mathematics — refers to the style and methods of mathematics performed in Ancient Egypt.IntroductionEgyptian multiplication and division employed the method of doubling and halving (respectively) a known number to approach the solution. The method of false… … Wikipedia
Egyptian Mathematical Leather Roll — The Egyptian Mathematical Leather Roll (also referred to as EMLR) was a 10 x 17 leather roll purchased by Alexander Henry Rhind in 1858. It was sent to the British Museum in 1864, along with the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus but the former was not… … Wikipedia
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
Egyptian pyramid construction techniques — There have been many hypotheses about the Egyptian pyramid construction techniques. The construction techniques seem to have developed over time; the earliest pyramids were built in different ways than later ones. Most of the construction… … Wikipedia
Greedy algorithm for Egyptian fractions — In mathematics, an Egyptian fraction is a representation of an irreducible fraction as a sum of unit fractions, as e.g. 5/6 = 1/2 + 1/3. As the name indicates, these representations have been used as long ago as ancient Egypt, but the first… … Wikipedia
Ancient Egyptian units of measurement — The Ancient Egyptian unit of linear measurement was known as the Royal Cubit, was maintained as 523.5mm (20.61 inches) in length, and was subdivided into 7 palms of 4 digits each, giving 28 digits. This measurement standard was used from at least … Wikipedia
unit fraction — noun A fraction whose numerator is 1 and whose denominator is a positive integer; for example, or 1/35. Syn: Egyptian fraction … Wiktionary
Unit fraction — A unit fraction is a rational number written as a fraction where the numerator is one and the denominator is a positive integer. A unit fraction is therefore the reciprocal of a positive integer, 1/ n . Examples are 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/42 etc.… … Wikipedia
Continued fraction factorization — In number theory, the continued fraction factorization method (CFRAC) is an integer factorization algorithm. It is a general purpose algorithm, meaning that it is suitable for factoring any integer n, not depending on special form or properties.… … Wikipedia
