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Probably for the complexity and irregularity of the number system their languages use. http://www.sf.airnet.ne.jp/ts/language/number.html http://www.sf.airnet.
by ezoe 9y ago
Probably for the complexity and irregularity of the number system their languages use.
http://www.sf.airnet.ne.jp/ts/language/number.html http://www.sf.airnet.ne.jp/ts/language/number.html
Asian language tend to use almost regular base of 10 number systems.
Other languages, like English, has historical debt on the language system.
French is especially bad.
- DomreiRoam 9y agoThere is a study that shows that European languages can make number acquisition and arithmetic more difficult and I noticed that sometime it's easier for my daughter (5 year old) to do addition and subtraction in Khmer than in French. But I don't see how it would cause a problem long term for the best student. I believe that STEM is still esteemed in Asia and less so in Europe.
- Bakary 9y agoSurely the advanced math problems featured in the Olympiad are not based on simple arithmetic?
- mjfl 9y agoIt has nothing to do with language and everything to do with parents.