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  2. Alphabetic numeral system - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. An alphabetic numeral system is a type of numeral system. Developed in classical antiquity, it flourished during the early Middle Ages. [1] In alphabetic numeral systems, numbers are written using the characters of an alphabet, syllabary, or another writing system. Unlike acrophonic numeral systems, where a numeral is represented by ...

  3. Revolt of Ghent (1539–1540) - Wikipedia

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    The Revolt of Ghent was an uprising by the citizens of Ghent against the regime of the Holy Roman Emperor and Spanish king Charles V in 1539. The revolt was a reaction to high taxes, which the Flemish felt were used solely to fight wars abroad (in particular the Italian War of 1536–1538 ). [1] Charles marched his army into the city the ...

  4. Talk:Roman numerals/Archive 3 - Wikipedia

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    11 "Origin" for the use of the D letter used in Roman numerals. 2 comments. 12 Roman Numerals in Musical Analysis. 1 comment. 13 MM and mm to indicate million. 14 ...

  5. List of numeral systems - Wikipedia

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    Base Name Usage 2: Binary: Digital computing, imperial and customary volume (bushel-kenning-peck-gallon-pottle-quart-pint-cup-gill-jack-fluid ounce-tablespoon) : 3: Ternary: Cantor set (all points in [0,1] that can be represented in ternary with no 1s); counting Tasbih in Islam; hand-foot-yard and teaspoon-tablespoon-shot measurement systems; most economical integer base

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    Google was founded on September 4, 1998, by American computer scientists Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were PhD students at Stanford University in California. Together, they own about 14% of its publicly listed shares and control 56% of its stockholder voting power through super-voting stock.

  7. 1,3-Butanediol - Wikipedia

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    1,3-Butanediol is an organic compound with the formula CH 3 CH (OH)CH 2 CH 2 OH. With two alcohol functional groups, the molecule is classified as a diol. The compound is also chiral, but most studies do not distinguish the enantiomers. The compound is a colorless, bittersweet, water-soluble liquid. It is one of four common structural isomers ...

  8. Glagolitic numerals - Wikipedia

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    Glagolitic numerals are a numeral system derived from the Glagolitic script, generally agreed to have been created in the 9th century by Saint Cyril. They are similar to Cyrillic numerals, except that numeric values are assigned according to the native alphabetic order of the Glagolitic alphabet. [1] [2] Use of Glagolitic script and numerals ...

  9. Liber Abaci - Wikipedia

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    The 2, 8, and 9 resemble Arabic numerals more than Eastern Arabic numerals or Indian numerals. The Liber Abaci or Liber Abbaci [1] ( Latin for "The Book of Calculation") was a 1202 Latin work on arithmetic by Leonardo of Pisa, posthumously known as Fibonacci. It is primarily famous for helping popularize Arabic numerals in Europe.