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What is the history of algebra?

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14y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

Some historians believe that the earliest mathematical research was done by the priest classes of ancient civilizations, such as the Babylonians, to go along with religious rituals. The origins of algebra can be traced back to ancient Babylonian mathematicians roughly four thousand years ago.

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