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naptu2:
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/23/politics/elon-musk-justice-department-letter/index.html

gradually America is sliding into the waters of a third world country.

Desperate liberal democrats are scared of a Trump re-emergence. They have used the DOJ and the FBI illegally to stop him, they have used assassination attempts ....

Now they are saying Elon Musk giving out money to registered voters to sign a petition for free speech might be illegal.

Well there's no might, it's either it is or it's not. If it is, then take him to court and if it's not shut up


This is peak desperate from far left lunatics.

MosakuAW:
Son of bitch.. Mr slowpoke! I am your nemesis and I will chock you till you get sense on this platform. You are waste product that was fortunate to be born alive. You lack of care and love causes your nuisance on this faceless forum. You will not see the end of this year. slowpoke

you haven't thrown one punch that landed yet since I began scalping you like a market thief.

If your mother had been carefully selective of who she spreads her wriggled laps for, she would have selected something bettee for a father for you.

But she's a combination of hoe and low and judging from your lack of wits, intellectual sterility and inability to band words together, your daddy must have had the cognitive abilities of a mountain goat .

Rossikk:
This white man or slave of a white man is so threatened by the fact that BLACK AFRICANS INVENTED AND TAUGHT THE WORLD MATHEMATICS.

See his colonized slaveboy lips like ''standardized language''.

You learnt how to do everything the 'western' way, and no other methodology can suffice or adapt to modern demands because you're a brainwashed, empty-headed pea brain, with FOAM where your brain ought to be.


FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO BE EDUCATED ON THE IMMENSE DEPTH AND HISTORY OF YORUBA MATHEMATICS WHICH THIS WORTHLESS SLAVE OF COLONIALISTS AND IGNORANT MENTAL MIDGET IS INSULTING, HERE IS A BRIEF AI EDUCATION.


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Yoruba Mathematics: A Deep Historical Legacy and Binary System

The Yoruba people of West Africa, primarily located in present-day Nigeria, have a rich and sophisticated mathematical heritage. Long before the arrival of colonial powers, the Yoruba civilization developed intricate systems of knowledge, including mathematics, which played a crucial role in their everyday life, religion, and governance. This article explores the history of Yoruba mathematics, their binary system, and recent research that highlights the complexity and depth of this ancient knowledge.

Historical Context of Yoruba Mathematics

The origins of Yoruba mathematics are deeply tied to the broader intellectual traditions of Africa, where mathematics was not only a tool for commerce or measurement but also deeply integrated into cultural, religious, and social systems. Mathematics was expressed through various forms, including geometric patterns in art, architecture, and textile designs, as well as in the construction of sacred spaces like the renowned Ifá divination system.

Yoruba mathematical practices were heavily embedded in oral tradition, with knowledge passed down through generations by specialists, such as diviners (babaláwos) and artisans. The Yoruba system of numeration is one of the most striking aspects of their mathematical tradition, utilizing a base-20 (vigesimal) system rather than the base-10 (decimal) system familiar in much of the world today. This system is structured around multiples of 20 and reflects sophisticated counting techniques that allowed the Yoruba to perform complex calculations long before contact with European colonizers.


The Yoruba Base-20 System

The Yoruba counting system, known as 'ẹ̀ẹ̀rìndínlógún', is a base-20 structure that reflects both practicality and cultural significance. In this system, numbers are counted in groups of 20. For example, the number 25 is expressed as "twenty-five," and the number 35 is represented as "twenty-fifteen" ('ogún àti mẹ́fà'). This system allowed the Yoruba to conceptualize and work with large numbers with ease.

The vigesimal system may seem unfamiliar, but it bears similarities to other ancient numeration systems, such as the Mayans' base-20 system. It is believed that the base-20 system developed out of the use of fingers and toes for counting. In the Yoruba tradition, numbers also have cultural and religious meanings, often tied to cosmology and divination.


Yoruba Mathematics and Ifá Divination

One of the most famous expressions of Yoruba mathematics is found in the Ifá divination system, a sophisticated binary-based system used to make decisions and interpret the will of deities. Ifá divination involves the casting of sacred palm nuts, which are manipulated to generate binary combinations of odd and even outcomes. These combinations, known as 'odu', are central to the process and hold symbolic, numerical, and philosophical significance.

The Ifá system uses 256 'odu', which is a striking parallel to the 256 possible combinations in an 8-bit binary system. Each 'odu' is represented by a unique combination of open (odd) or closed (even) marks, which are interpreted by the babaláwo to offer guidance. This binary approach reveals the presence of sophisticated mathematical reasoning within the Yoruba cultural framework long before the formalization of binary systems in modern computing.

The binary system employed in Ifá has drawn the attention of mathematicians and scholars of information theory, who see in it a highly advanced form of binary logic. The way the Yoruba encode and interpret information through these binary systems has implications for how we understand the universality of mathematical thought and its expression in different cultures.


The Binary System in Ifá and Modern Computing

The similarities between the Yoruba Ifá divination and modern binary logic have led to a growing body of research exploring the mathematical structures underlying Ifá. In the 1960s, African mathematician and scholar Professor William Bascom studied the Ifá system extensively, noting its parallels to binary logic. He highlighted how the Yoruba’s 256 'odu' corresponded to the binary outcomes of 8-bit strings, which form the foundation of modern digital computing.

The binary logic inherent in Ifá demonstrates that mathematical thinking, especially the use of binary systems, has been present in African knowledge systems for centuries, long before it became the backbone of computers and digital technology. In Ifá, each combination of binary results offers insight into the metaphysical world, while in modern computing, binary systems form the basis of information processing and storage.

While the purposes of the two systems—divination and computing—are different, the underlying logic reflects a shared mathematical principle. This underscores the fact that African civilizations like the Yoruba were not only keeping pace with mathematical developments in other parts of the world but in some cases were pioneers in using systems that would later shape global technological advancements.


Recent Research on Yoruba Mathematics

In recent years, scholars have begun to delve more deeply into the mathematical contributions of African societies, including the Yoruba. The interdisciplinary field of ethnomathematics has played a crucial role in recognizing the sophisticated mathematical systems embedded in African cultures, which were often dismissed or overlooked by earlier scholars.

One of the pioneers in this field is Ron Eglash, an American anthropologist and mathematician, who has explored fractal patterns in African designs and architecture, including those found in Yoruba art and urban planning. Fractals, which are complex geometric shapes that can be split into parts, each of which is a reduced-size copy of the whole, are common in African design and were employed by the Yoruba in their visual and spatial arrangements.

In his work, Eglash demonstrates how the recursive patterns found in African textile design, village layouts, and religious symbols reflect sophisticated mathematical principles such as self-similarity and scaling, which are key aspects of fractal geometry. The presence of these patterns in Yoruba cultural practices suggests that African mathematical thought was not only advanced but also highly integrated into daily life, spirituality, and artistic expression.


Yoruba Mathematics in Art and Architecture

Yoruba mathematics extends beyond numeration and divination into art, design, and architecture. Geometric patterns are a hallmark of Yoruba visual culture, found in textiles, beadwork, and carvings. These designs often exhibit symmetry, repetition, and proportionality, reflecting an intuitive grasp of mathematical concepts like balance and harmony.

In Yoruba architecture, particularly in the construction of royal palaces and sacred spaces, proportionality and geometry were crucial. For example, the construction of the walls and courtyards of traditional Yoruba compounds followed specific measurements that were based on social hierarchy and cosmological beliefs. The use of geometry in these spaces was not merely decorative but had deep social and spiritual meaning, reinforcing the connection between mathematics and the sacred.

The Yoruba also employed mathematical reasoning in the creation of textiles, such as 'adire' (tie-dye) and 'aso-oke' (hand-woven cloth). The complex patterns found in these textiles, including their grid-like structures, demonstrate a deep understanding of arithmetic progression and geometric arrangement. These mathematical principles were not only used for aesthetic purposes but also encoded social and religious messages.


Yoruba Mathematics and Modern Education

Despite the rich mathematical heritage of the Yoruba people, much of this knowledge was marginalized during the colonial period, when Western mathematical systems were imposed in African educational systems. However, there has been a resurgence of interest in traditional Yoruba knowledge, including mathematics, as part of broader efforts to decolonize education and recover indigenous intellectual traditions.

Today, scholars and educators are working to incorporate traditional Yoruba mathematics into the modern curriculum, highlighting its relevance and significance. By teaching young people about the mathematical systems of their ancestors, educators hope to inspire pride in African heritage while also demonstrating the universality and diversity of mathematical thought.

Moreover, modern Yoruba scholars are also exploring the application of traditional mathematical systems in contemporary problems. For example, there is growing interest in how the binary logic of Ifá could be applied to computing, decision-making algorithms, and even artificial intelligence. These efforts underscore the timeless nature of Yoruba mathematical knowledge and its potential to contribute to future technological innovations.


Conclusion

Yoruba mathematics, with its rich history and complex systems, stands as a testament to the intellectual achievements of African civilizations. From the base-20 counting system to the binary logic of Ifá divination, the Yoruba people developed sophisticated mathematical frameworks that were deeply integrated into their culture, religion, and daily life. Recent research has only begun to uncover the full extent of Yoruba mathematical contributions, revealing a legacy that continues to inspire scholars and educators around the world.

As we look to the future, it is essential to recognize and celebrate the mathematical heritage of the Yoruba people, ensuring that this knowledge is passed down to future generations and integrated into global mathematical discourse. Yoruba mathematics not only enriches our understanding of African history but also challenges the dominant narratives of mathematical development, offering new perspectives on the universality of human knowledge.


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nobody is going to read this long thesis of frustration, son.

You don't even have a history to begin with.

Delusional oaf

ShescreamEWOOO:
ozuor, see it for yourself.
A slave you are and a slave you shall remain.
Kids.

if you're not a product of paternal fraud, then post the link to that picture you just dropped here!!!!

I want you to shame me with the link and then watch me prove to the world you're the son of your mother's village chemist abortion specialist

Rossikk:
LOOK AT THIS EMPTY HEAD.

BLACK AFRICANS INVENTED MATHEMATICS OVER 35,000 YEARS AGO, AND EXPORTED IT TO THE REST OF THE WORLD.

WE ARE THE OWNERS OF MATHEMATICS.

YORUBAS HAVE A HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED MATHEMATICAL SYSTEM DATING BACK THOUSANDS OF YEARS.

YORUBA BINARY MATHEMATICS WAS EVEN SAID TO HAVE BEEN STOLEN BY THE WEST TO CREATE THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS WE USE TODAY, WHICH ARE BASED ON BINARY MATHEMATICS.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQML7hhZdH4

son of a dead thief, what is the Yoruba term for quadratic equation, square root, etc!?

Can you do a research in mathematics using the Yoruba language?

You cannot be the son of an absentee father and a sexually loose mother and try to explain what your lowlife background and poor education can't comprehend.

Bitch boy, no African language is standardized, you don't even have a Yoruba word for ",directly" because the language was never developed to add linguistics for the present realities.

Developed languages like German, Russian, Dutch and Chinese still need to borrow terms from English as English still need to borrow terms from Latin and these are languages used for researches and education when you and your language were still under subjugation.

When the white man met you, your own history wasn't even recorded in your language. Fool.

Your language wasn't even used to record your servile history but it can be used to teach mathematics!!!!

You're an animal, a cursed, Imbecilë

Deputy1111:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/B8eofRhhxYCoDwyC/?mibextid=qi2Omg

Omokri has always been a son of a prostitute, raised without a father to instill loyalty, integrity and dignity in his fragile frame.

This man, an intellectual prostitute, a political lovepedler dedicated to selfservice for his own personal gain thought people are fools.

This disgusting, worthless, hypocritical projection of familial curse running down his bloodlines thought he could fool Nigerians.

Desperate, hungry oaf!

ShescreamEWOOO:
such a myopic reasoning.
Go to YouTube or Facebook and watch videos of people teaching mathematics with yoruba, it has been happening for long time, they just want to bring it to the mainstream.

The Chinese already have a textbook in yorubas.
Every other tribes should follow up, its a nice initiative.

Chinese has textbook in Yoruba? No African language is standardized enough to teach a major subject. Tribalistic oaf.

What is the Yoruba word for quadratic equation? Square root etc? Ewa goat!!!


China a homogeneous people with one language of 1.3 billion people, second largest economy in the world , second largest population in the world behind India, whose language is not even global, would send out their scholars to write mathematics in a language unknown to the world and will never be a regional language till Jesus returns.

May God destroy your existence and that of your unborn generation to come.

So Yoruba, a language still evolving, a language of no global significance or value .....that your own government has not approved for teaching even in secondary school is what Chinese is mandating their people to publish?

May your be as relevant as the Yoruba language is to the world .

Bemused bastard!!!!!

God1000:
https://gazettengr.com/julius-ogunro-why-another-donald-trumps-presidency-is-bad-for-africa/?

I didn't bother to read this long piece.

But it's funny why any African feels her opinion is relevant in the global mix

Africa? World's cry baby? Global charity headquarters, world's human guinea pig experimental laboratory and world's greatest economic asylum seekers.

Of course they will support the radical left who promotes homosexuality, gender reassignment, and open borders.

They will support the world's greatest presidential daft puppet; Kamala Harris!!!

Futile stupidity....many mathematics symbols, formula and description do not hence yoruba language or any African languages.

They should start teaching story telling and history in indigenous languages first before branching off to subjects like mathematics, English, chemistry etc

There's no one Hausa language in BRICS currency.

BRICS countries are
Brazil
South African
Russia
India

No rustic language of the normadic most undeveloped tribe is the world is part of BRICS

Onanuga the mountain ape and gorilla will think this stupid claim will deceive anyone.

Same clueless gnat called president Tinubu who told Nigerians to either buy fuel for 1k or convert to CNG which the world no longer uses is now firing his ministers based on the masses rating?

Idiots

patrickmuf:
Go look at your mirror.

advice from a nobody. I'll oass

Afodot0022:
Top of the day to my nairalanders fam.
Majority of people here have idea about my story and if you don't, you can go through my previous post to get a glimpse.

This month made it one year and seven months have been Separated and living apart from my ex wife due to infidelity and cheating from my ex wife part. Since then, my two daughter aged 8 and 7 had been living with her and I do take responsibility of them until this January 2024 when my wife took my kids to her father and step mom place because there was this course she was order to go for 6months officially outside lagos state. I was so angry because she never seek my permission or approval before taking them there and because of this, I stop sending money or paying their fees till now. I saw it as a act of disrespect if I the father can't be informed of where my kids are been taking to for a long period of time. She already took them there before informing me.

She was supposed to finish her course outside the state by June and since then, she never called me to inform me she is back until yesterday when I put a call to her and she told me she got back since June. I asked about the kids and to my shock, she told me the kids are still there with her father and step mom. How can you leave the kids at your parents place while the father and mother are available, I got so upset and the discussion resulted to insult and curse on phone. She told me she had a serious issue at work and she couldn't combine the kids stress to what she is going through presently. To be honest, I was even thinking to reconcile with her cos of the kids despite she cheated but the way she behave and talks on phone shows she is not remorse or even care if the family is back together or ready for any reconciliation despite the fact she was at fault. Now my kids are my focus but I don't know how to go about this.

The information I got from her dad was that he will not release the kids to either me or her on less the money he had spent on them is refunded back to him. This is already looking like a kidnap and abduction case which I told her that if she doesn't pick those kids before weekend, I will file a case of child kidnap and abduction against her and her father. Pls I need advice on how to go about this and those that have first class experience with such should assist with advice. Thank you all

you're a weak man to have gotten yourself in this position


But also only weak men come online to help complain about their homes or relationships.

And in all place like Nairaland?

Deepspirituals:
https://www.pulse.ng/news/metro/police-arrest-3-suspects-caught-with-human-tongues-bought-at-oyingbo-market/nncywyg

media frenzy by a corrupt police force.

You're withholding names of suspect and the name of the seller.

Who are you fooling?

patrickmuf:
You are a proud fool. Wallow in your arrogance topped with ignorance.

and you're mono-fixated woke zombie....a man with a huge clitoriz

WriterNig:
@BRICS info posted;


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Doom to fail

Desperate criminal liberal enterprise and their democratic crooks are doing everything possible to rig the forthcoming election and install dumb Kamala Harris as the puppet

And the family has tarnished the guy's image claiming he murdered her in his house.

Hex should sue them .

When family loses a young member, out of guilt, shame and desperation, they look for anybody to blame as scapegoat.

MosakuAW:
I am not moved by your caused a bit because all you have been typing has no colloration with me.. but I know for sure that you are a slowpoke and an slowpoke who hid himself behind phone to troll people and you have met your matched. I will be the last you ever encounter issues with. Omo ale jati jati. Bring it on. The day you stop will be the day you die.

the hissing sounds of a headless, dying snake

See the confession, " I am not moved by your caused ..." but who asked you? Wait for the priest to make your confession.

And it's curse not cause

While your parents were fawking like wild rabbits without exchanging first names, they never paused to give you basic education.

Son of the damned!!!

patrickmuf:
Stop arguing blindly and go check her networth. A simple Google search should do.

you will have the facts on your big face but won't still see it as a woke zombie.

Kamala has always floated herself as middle class.

As VB her annual salary is just above 200k .

If you count her husband's fortunes then woke dudes like you can call her a millionaire with 3million dollars as network but much of that is to her husband through marriage and not hers.

You need to read deeper.

patrickmuf:
I wrote millionaire just to tell you she is equally well to do but somehow, you read billionaire and began writing a response that suites your agenda.

Governor Walz , her running mate is estimated to have only 1 million dollars as net worth.

Now Kamel-toe Harris was the former DA in the state of California before becoming VP for 3 and half years and that won't qualify er to be a millionaire.

She's worked as a public official all her life and America is not Nigeria. She's not a millionaire

MosakuAW:
Oloribuku ni e se. Omo Iran Kiran. Your nemesis has just began. The beginning of the end for you... slowpoke

your father was a career village yam thief and our mother was the community sperm receptacle.

You see the son of a thousand drunken fathers who stood in a long queue waiting for their turn

TruthU87:
https://news.sky.com/story/this-is-our-land-we-deserve-it-dozens-of-israelis-planning-to-cross-border-and-settle-in-gaza-13238436


Israeli Advocates for Eradication of Palestinians

I read the first paragraph and I know this news is part of the shadow radical liberal media enterprise which have been using the media to fool and deceive the gullible masses.

This same media enterprise are the ones selling Kamala Harris as a Messiah to the public when she has no record.

Lungs:
You are brighter !

Some of you guys would complain literally to everything

Na wa 4 uooo

don't personalise my comment like a weak pussy.

Amaju Pinnick isn't bright. We have assessed him in his capacity as Delta state sport commissioner and also as NFL boss

They should send someone better.

Now get out !!!!

Amaju Pinnick isn't bright.

Impoverished NDLEA does not have the resources to take and hold statistics.

These fools don't even know how many women are in Kano

patrickmuf:
So, Harris is not a millionaire abi?

Trump is a politician...

How is Harris a billionaire?

Liberal supporters are often dumb.

Kamala Harris has no business, or enterprise or trade or skill. She's worked all her life as a government person and lived off taxpayers.

She has not written any cheque for any worker and has no business or shop or company all her life.

Get out of Nairaland and face the world

Or if you check her sit-down interviews, you will see how truly dumb she is but when you consider the fact that she failed her bar exam once, you won't be surprised.

Bill gates, Pelosi, Clinton together with their liberal Far left enterprise are the homosexual campaigners who want to overthrow common sense and install perversity as the norm.

Dumb Kamala Harris is their puppet candidate who was coronated into the top without a single vote to that Oboso (Obama) and the shadow elites of doom will continue to plunge the world into darkness.

Hate Trump or love him, he is open and straight forward unlike these demons who use political correctness to enthrone evil

MosakuAW:
Now, you going back to the dictionary to check the meaning of your grammar 🙄. You thought everybody is a dullard like you slowpoke. Using grammatical does not make you intellectual, it just prove how insecure you really are in real life. You parents did a disservice to the nation called Nigeria. You should have be cut off when you became an embryo. Bring it on, Idiotic fellow

the only place we need to go back to is time. Travelling back in time when you were still part of your mother's diseased ovarian cyst and ensure you are flushed out as part of her gonorrhoeal infested menstrual cycle

Seeing how you turned out, a barely literate cultist with no craft or trade, I know she's regretting not flushing out with the cheapest abortion pills

Obasanjo, the last great true Nigerian leader who understood Nigeria in relation to her foreign policies and global standing.

After him, the others were ignorant clowns who understood nothing about international politics or foreign policies, especially Tinubu who is doing everything within his powers to be the worst president in Nigeria's history.

How this clueless man became our leader is the greatest tragedy in the history of this country.

To think that there will be someone Buhari is better than!!!!

MosakuAW:
You are just typing nonsense 🙄. You are qualifying someone you have never seen with dwarfism and you expect that person to be pained by that. I said it you are a slow poke. All the grammatical words you are lifting from the dictionary has no significance pain to me because you are misusing it all. Only a mental deranged person which you inherited from you harlots of a mother behaves this way. Bring it on idiotic fellow

does someone need to see you physically to know you're suffering from intellectual dwarfism when you have been struggling with simple sentence construction and grammar here?

But I get it, you think intellectual dwarfism has to do with your physical height

Your mother must have picked the dullest village drunk to sire you. What a waste of birth!!!!

And you, a curse , is the product of their union and fruit of their marriage?

You're definitely the manifestation of their punishment