The document discusses the origins and logic of Arabic numerals. It explains that the numbers 1 through 9 correspond to the number of angles in their primitive written forms, with 0 representing zero angles. The key takeaways are that Arabic numerals were developed by Phoenician merchants and popularized by Arabs, and each numeral's name relates to the number of angles in its original written form.
2. The numbers we write are made up of
algorithms, (1, 2, 3, 4, etc) called
arabic algorithms, to distinguish them
from the roman algorithms (I; II;
III; IV; etc.).
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013456…
45
2
3. The arabs popularise these
algorithms, but their origin goes
back to the phenecian merchants
that used them to count and do
their commercial contability.
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013456…
45
2
4. Have you ever asked the
question why 1 is “one”, 2 is
“two”, 3 is “three”…..?
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013456…
45
2
5. What is the logic that exist
in the arabic algorithms?
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013456…
45
2