A method for interpreting or thinking within a culture and a microculture whose members relate to each other by using a common method of communication. This method is influenced by physical, social and temporal elements that affect and render possible the existence and ability to think of those who share a similar background. If mathematics is the accepted or protoypical activities of a group of scientists called mathematicians, then ethnomathematics could be defined as a discipline that comprises mathematics. There may be conflicts if a social group rejects the others and assumes the role of authority of mathematical knowledge. However, the debate should lead to the consolidation of a diverse and enriching point of view in a global future where mathematics need to be adapted to the peculiarities of every different culture.
Every social group has implicit ways and explicit methods to acquire a culture.
This is also the case in ethnomatematics. There are many signs in history that reveal a transformation in the enculturation process. This change may be related to politics, the family or society. Although the mathematical enculturation process has not been studied in depth from the ethnomathematical point of view, we think it largely depends on the characteristics of the environment where it takes place. However, some of the aspects of a particular environment may be shared by all cultures.