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The original was posted on /r/askhistorians by /u/ThePecuMan on 2023-10-31 07:46:29+00:00.

Like, what differentiates counting and the like from mathematics proper and how do historians and anthropologists know that and differentiate them. Just asking cuz I saw a question asking if Native Americans did mathematics and wondered what’s the difference and if there was one.