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ethnomathematics

noun

Etymology

From ethno- + mathematics, coined in 1977 by Brazilian mathematician Ubiratan D'Ambrosio.

  1. derived from μαθηματικός
  2. derived from mathēmatica
  3. derived from mathematique
  4. inherited from mathematique
  5. prefixed as ethnomathematics — “ethno + mathematics”

Definitions

  1. The study of the interrelationship between mathematics and culture.

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