What is the difference between C.E. and B.C.E.? In the Encyclopedia of Mathematics I read, it said that Chinese mathematics started around 1000 C.E. and stopped at 215 C.E. Are those abbreviations even different?
E. stands for Common (or Current) Era. D.
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C.E. stands for Common (or Current) Era. It is another name for A.D.
B.C.E. stands for Before the Common (or Current) era. It is another name for B.C.
Monox D. I-Fly it said that Chinese mathematics started around 1000 C.E. and stopped at 215 C.E
That doesn't make sense. It probably should read 1000 B.C.E. and 215 C.E.