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minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu–Arabic_numeral_system
minus-squareelectricyarn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoSo yeah I read all that very interesting. It still seems to suggest the 1,2,3 that we use are called arabic, but still thanks for the wiki link.
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoYes we call them Arabic because Europe got them from Arab mathematicians but they got them from India so for the purpose of showing math/science outside of Europe I highlighted India
minus-squareelectricyarn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoYes, Hindus call them arabic numerals as well, because their own numbering system looks different.
You mean arabic?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu–Arabic_numeral_system
So yeah I read all that very interesting. It still seems to suggest the 1,2,3 that we use are called arabic, but still thanks for the wiki link.
Yes we call them Arabic because Europe got them from Arab mathematicians but they got them from India so for the purpose of showing math/science outside of Europe I highlighted India
Yes, Hindus call them arabic numerals as well, because their own numbering system looks different.