Scores are generated in the process of measurement and calculation respectively. In the process of measurement, it is a whole or a part of a unit; In the calculation process, when two numbers (integers) are divided and cannot be divided, a score is obtained.

In fact, scores have long been produced, and the knowledge about scores has also been recorded in the culture of ancient civilizations. The ancient Egyptians and Babylonians also marked scores, and the ancient Greeks used L, such as αL= 1, βL=2, and γL=3. As for adding an apostrophe "'"to the upper right corner of the number, it means a fraction of that number.

Common fraction symbols:

One eighth

one quarter

Three-eighths

half

five eighths

three-fourths

Seven-eighths

one third

two-thirds