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Ancient Mayan Number System Overview

The ancient Mayan number system was: 1) A vigesimal (base-20) positional numeral system that used three symbols - a shell for zero, a dot for one, and a bar for five. 2) It had place values of 20 and the Mayans added lines and dots to represent numbers. 3) While no longer widely used, the Mayan number system was accurate for astronomical predictions and tracking celestial bodies.

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Ancient Mayan Number System Overview

The ancient Mayan number system was: 1) A vigesimal (base-20) positional numeral system that used three symbols - a shell for zero, a dot for one, and a bar for five. 2) It had place values of 20 and the Mayans added lines and dots to represent numbers. 3) While no longer widely used, the Mayan number system was accurate for astronomical predictions and tracking celestial bodies.

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Aincient Mayan

Number System

Presentated by Astin Hong


Table of Contents
01 02 03 04

Introduction Basic of Number


History Time Line
System

05 06

Postives/negatives Do we use it today?


Introduction
What is the ancient Mayan
number?
The Maya number system was
used as numbers and calendar
dates in the Maya civilization.
History
TheWhen
ancient
wasnumber
it system for the Mayans
civilizations was in 36 BCE
created?

The ancient
Where was itnumber system was created in the
Mayan civilization, which is now in Mexcio
created?

What
The was number
Maya it used system was
used asfor numbers and calendar
dates in the Maya civilization.
Basics of mayan
number system
What types of symbols are used?
It was a vigesimal (base-20) positional numeral system. The
numerals are made up of three symbols: zero (a shell), one (a dot)
and five (a bar).
What kind of operations do they use?
They add lines and dots.

Do they have place values?


The have a place value of 20
Timeline

1080 300bc 1546

300bce 900
Positves and
negitaves
Positive Negitaves

Maya number is really accurate


One disadvantage was that. fractions could not be
astronomical predictions and they traced
expressed. Nor where negative numbers a part of the
the movements of the sun, moon,
mathematical fluency of the.
stars and even planets like Mars!
Do we use Ancient Maya
number systems today?
The Mayan numeral system is no longer widely used by the Maya people today. Like most modern
cultures, the Maya people today use the Hindu-Arabic numeral system.
Thank you

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