Editing Ethnomathematics (section)

{{Short description|Study of mathematics and culture}}
In [[mathematics education]], '''ethnomathematics''' is the study of the relationship between [[mathematics]] and [[culture]].<ref>(D'Ambrosio, 1999, 146)  D'Ambrosio. (1999). Literacy, Matheracy, and Technoracy: A Trivium for Today. Mathematical Thinking and Learning 1(2), 131-153.</ref> Often associated with "cultures without written expression",<ref>(D'Ambrosio, 1997, may paraphrases Ascher 1986)</ref> it may also be defined as "the mathematics which is practised among identifiable cultural groups".<ref>(Powell and Frankenstein, 1997 quoting D'Ambrosio) Powell, Arthur B., and Marilyn Frankenstein (eds.) (1997). Ethnomathematics: Challenging Eurocentrism in Mathematics Education, p.7. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. {{ISBN|0-7914-3351-X}}</ref> It refers to a broad cluster of ideas ranging from distinct numerical and [[mathematical systems]] to [[multiculturalism|multicultural]] [[mathematics education]]. The goal of ethnomathematics is to contribute both to the understanding of culture and the understanding of mathematics, and mainly to lead to an appreciation of the connections between the two.