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2. Rhind Mathematical Papyrus - Wikipedia

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   Also bear in mind that the fraction 2/3 is the single exception, used in addition to integers, that Ahmes uses alongside all (positive) rational unit fractions to express Egyptian fractions. The 2/n table can be said to partially follow an algorithm (see problem 61B) for expressing 2/n as an Egyptian fraction of 2 terms, when n is composite.

3. Fraction - Wikipedia

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   A simple fraction (also known as a common fraction or vulgar fraction, where vulgar is Latin for "common") is a rational number written as a / b or ⁠ ⁠, where a and b are both integers. [9] As with other fractions, the denominator ( b) cannot be zero. Examples include ⁠ 1 2 ⁠, − ⁠ 8 5 ⁠, ⁠ −8 5 ⁠, and ⁠ 8 −5 ⁠.

4. Rhind Mathematical Papyrus 2/n table - Wikipedia

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   The Akhmim wooden tablet wrote fractions in the form 1/n in terms of sums of hekat rational numbers, 1/3, 1/7, 1/10, 1/11 and 1/13. In this document a two-part set of fractions was written in terms of Eye of Horus fractions which were fractions of the form ⁠ 1 / 2 k ⁠ and remainders expressed in terms of a unit called ro.

5. Monty Hall problem - Wikipedia

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   With his strategy, the player has a win-chance of at least ⁠ 2 / 3 ⁠, however the TV station plays; with the TV station's strategy, the TV station will lose with probability at most ⁠ 2 / 3 ⁠, however the player plays. The fact that these two strategies match (at least ⁠ 2 / 3 ⁠, at most ⁠ 2 / 3 ⁠) proves that they form the ...

6. Number Forms - Wikipedia

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   Number Forms is a Unicode block containing Unicode compatibility characters that have specific meaning as numbers, but are constructed from other characters. They consist primarily of vulgar fractions and Roman numerals. In addition to the characters in the Number Forms block, three fractions (¼, ½, and ¾) were inherited from ISO-8859-1 ...

7. Isotopes of cadmium - Wikipedia

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   This element also has 12 known meta states, with the most stable being 113m Cd (t 1/2 14.1 years), 115m Cd (t 1/2 44.6 days) and 117m Cd (t 1/2 3.36 hours). The known isotopes of cadmium range in atomic mass from 94.950 u ( 95 Cd) to 131.946 u ( 132 Cd). The primary decay mode before the second most abundant stable isotope, 112 Cd, is electron ...

8. Twelfth root of two - Wikipedia

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   The twelfth root of two or (or equivalently ) is an algebraic irrational number, approximately equal to 1.0594631. It is most important in Western music theory, where it represents the frequency ratio ( musical interval) of a semitone ( Play ⓘ) in twelve-tone equal temperament. This number was proposed for the first time in relationship to ...

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