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All numbers in this book are in decimal notation unless there is an explicit indication to the contrary. (Decimal notation is normally taken for granted, of course. Unfortunately, for certain other ...

Decimal notation: Decimal currency uses decimal notation to express currency values, with whole numbers representing the basic unit and decimal fractions representing smaller units, such as 0.01 for ...

In 1593, German mathematician Christopher Clavius made a small mark that would change mathematics forever. In a sine table in his treatise on the astrolabe, Astrolabium, he indicated the fractionation ...