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The 16 pages that link to Babylonian mathematics, each with the reason it gives.

• Pythagorean theoremNarrower topic: Old Babylonian tablets record numerical knowledge of right triangles centuries before Pythagoras.

• MultiplicationNarrower topic: Babylonian scribes used place-value tables and procedures to calculate products.

• AlgebraNarrower topic: Babylonian scribes solved problems equivalent to quadratic equations without modern symbolism.

• History of mathematicsBroader topic: Its cuneiform tablets preserve some of the earliest extensive mathematical records.

• Mathematical notationBroader topic: Babylonian base-sixty notation illustrates early systems for recording and calculating with numbers.

• MathematicsBroader topic: Its positional numerals and computational procedures document early systematic mathematics.

• BabyloniaRelated: Its computational methods supported administration, measurement, and astronomy in Babylonia.

• Pythagorean tripleNarrower topic: Some Babylonian records predate Greek proofs and preserve numerical triangle relationships.

• Decimal timeRelated: The inherited sexagesimal tradition helps explain conventional minutes and seconds.

• History of algebraBroader topic: Old Babylonian scribes solved quadratic problems centuries before algebraic symbolism existed.

• Egyptian mathematicsCompared with: Its place-value system contrasts with Egypt's additive numerals and unit-fraction conventions.

• History of geometryRelated: Babylonian tablets preserve early solutions to problems involving lengths, areas, and right triangles.

• History of trigonometryRelated: Babylonian astronomical records supplied numerical traditions that later Greek trigonometry drew upon.

• Square root of 2Related: A Babylonian tablet records a remarkably accurate sexagesimal approximation to the square root of 2.

• History of mathematical notationBroader topic: Its sexagesimal place value made positional notation possible long before a consistent zero sign.

• 0 (number)Related: Babylonian scribes used a placeholder mark in some positional numerals, not a fully developed zero number.