Concepts belonging to the study of the integers and the number systems built from them. Belongs here: Modular Arithmetic, Number Systems, Pi, Prime Number and Zero. Does not belong here: general algebraic concepts such as Field (Abstract Algebra), filed under Algebra.
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The earliest historical find of an arithmetical nature is the Plimpton 322, dated c. 1800 BC.
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