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Great people who really care about kids growing their math skills. November 19, Most experts agree that it was around this time 2, years ago in ancient Greece that mathematics first became an organized science.

Since that time , mathematical discoveries have spurred other mathematicians and scientists to build upon the work of others, constantly expanding our understanding of mathematics and its relation to the world around us. Be sure to visit Wonderopolis tomorrow as we head to the Sun to check out some killer rays!

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You might enjoy exploring some of these Wonders about math. Thanks for visiting Wonderopolis, Nate, and we're sorry you were confused by this Wonder. By doing research, we found that there wasn't just one person who created math. Rather, several cultures around the world developed a variety of mathematical functions. Hi, Landon! We're glad you learned more about the history of math! They probably used math in some way!

Hi, thon! He is also a famous math inventor! We encourage you to keep learning about Pythagoras at your library and online! The Ancient Egyptians invented math. They used mathematics in order to build Houses, Temples and Pyramids. I don't know why they don't teach this things in school even me i did my own search in books to find that Thank you for joining the discussion, Aksel.

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We are simply telling the most common information about the invention of math. We're glad you're extending the Wonder by taking the quiz. Click on "Test Your Knowledge" on the right side. It will link you to the quiz. Have fun and good luck! Hi, Murali! Raman was a famous physicists, who won a Nobel Peace Prize. We encourage you to keep researching more about him at your library and online.

Maybe after researching you could write a biography about him. Check out Wonder What Is a Biography? We hope this Wonder is helpful! We appreciate you stopping by Wonderopolis! Hi, Ethan! Because math concepts were often invented out of necessity, it is difficult to name only one person for inventing math. Instead, people worked together to create solutions and developed math concepts. If you're interested, we encourage you to continue researching the history of math at your library and online.

Hello, Kritisundar Barman! You're right, that you can count with letters, which are known as roman numerals. Thanks for commenting! We are glad you liked it, Olivia! We encourage you to try giving math a second chance. Math is very helpful for many things. Great connection, Myra! Math keeps evolving and changing over time. Maybe you can keep researching the topic at your library. We're really glad you learned more about the origins of math, Clarina!

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Wonder What's Next? Try It Out If you want to keep the learning from today's Wonder of the Day adding up, grab a few friends or family members and explore the mathematical activities below: Put yourself in a caveman's shoes for just a little bit. But cavemen didn't wear shoes! OK, smarty pants, you know what we mean. Take some time to pretend that you're a prehistoric human being.

Your days are filled with mere survival. You must find food, water, and shelter. You must protect yourself from the many dangers in the world around you. What uses might you have for math? How might have you developed some basic mathematical skills?

See synonyms for percent on Thesaurus. Also called per centum. We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms. Origin of percent —70; short for Medieval Latin per centum by the hundred. See per , cent. Later, it was abbreviated per cent. Eventually, the period was dropped and the two parts merged to produce the modern one-word form percent.

The two-word form per cent is still used occasionally, but its use is diminishing. With a preceding number, only percent occurs a 16 percent decline ; with no preceding number, either occurs, but percentage is much more common: a certain percentage or percent of the land. Words nearby percent per capita , perceivable , perceive , perceived , perceived noise decibel , percent , percentage , percenter , percentile , percent sign , per centum.