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What are these numbers (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) called?
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| January 31st, 2016 at 8:53:00 PM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 | Where is Paco when you need him? Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| February 8th, 2016 at 11:20:56 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
I've always called them Arabic numerals which were spread through Europe roughly a thousand years ago. The Italian mathematician Fibonacci said in 1202, "The nine Indian figures are: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. With these nine figures, and with the sign 0 ... any number may be written." |