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I think that the sentence "The Euclidean algorithm is the oldest algorithm in the historical record" is wrong because of Old Babylonian algorithms used to solve problems. --[[User:El Caro|El Caro]] ([[User talk:El Caro|talk]]) 18:04, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
:"Euclid's algorithm can be applied to real numbers, as described by Euclid in Book 10 of his Elements" looks like an anachronism. Did Euclid know real numbers ? --[[User:El Caro|El Caro]] ([[User talk:El Caro|talk]]) 18:17, 27 April 2009 (UTC)