Ethnomathematics. (Topical Term)

Work cat.: Ascher, M. Ethnomathematics : a multicultural view of mathematical ideas, 1991.

Anthro. glossary; Dict. of sci. and tech. terms; Encyc. of math.; Kurian. Gloss. of the third world

Here are entered works on the mathematical systems of traditional peoples. Works on the mathematics systems of specific ethnic groups are entered under the name of the group with the subdivision Mathematics, e.g. Australian aborigines--Mathematics; Indians of North America--Mathematics.