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Which mathematical idea originated in Greece?
the discovery of the absolute value in algebra
the discovery of the zero digit in numbers
the discovery of how to multiply numbers
the discovery of how to calculate distance
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the discovery of how to calculate distance
Reason: Ancient Greeks (notably the Pythagoreans and Euclid) developed geometric methods for measuring distance — e.g. the Pythagorean theorem and Euclidean geometry. The zero digit came from India, practical multiplication algorithms predate Greece (Egypt/Babylon), and the modern notion/notation of absolute value is much later.
Reason: Ancient Greeks (notably the Pythagoreans and Euclid) developed geometric methods for measuring distance — e.g. the Pythagorean theorem and Euclidean geometry. The zero digit came from India, practical multiplication algorithms predate Greece (Egypt/Babylon), and the modern notion/notation of absolute value is much later.
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