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minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·20 days ago indian numeral system What? Literally, what? They’re literally called Arabic numbers… Who calls them “Indian numbers”? I’ve legitimately never heard that phrase… There was East Arabic numbers before Arabic, but that isn’t what was used for algebra and not what you use now. We use Arabic numbers. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu–Arabic_numeral_system from Greater Persia Which is the same as modern day Iran and the surrounding Arabic countries… science it’s just pan-arabist and isalmist propaganda to say modern numbers and algebra are due to arabic/islamic impact No, it’s literally what the dominant number system is called… https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_numerals Where are you getting your information from?
minus-squareSunlightl@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·20 days agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_numerals#Origin
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·20 days ago Positional decimal notation including a zero symbol was developed in India, using symbols visually distinct from those that would eventually enter into international use That’s not exactly what they said… But I have to guess what you’re talking about.
What?
Literally, what?
They’re literally called Arabic numbers…
Who calls them “Indian numbers”? I’ve legitimately never heard that phrase…
There was East Arabic numbers before Arabic, but that isn’t what was used for algebra and not what you use now. We use Arabic numbers.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu–Arabic_numeral_system
Which is the same as modern day Iran and the surrounding Arabic countries…
No, it’s literally what the dominant number system is called…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_numerals
Where are you getting your information from?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_numerals#Origin
That’s not exactly what they said…
But I have to guess what you’re talking about.