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Though the (misguided)point is that during the "dark ages" things were great elsewhere, calling an Indian invention "Arabic numerals" because that's how they go
by boomboomsubban 6y ago
Though the (misguided)point is that during the "dark ages" things were great elsewhere, calling an Indian invention "Arabic numerals" because that's how they got introduced to Europe is rather Anglo-centric.
- azinman2 6y agoThat might be, but they did get substantially changed in form in Arab countries, and what we call Arabic numbers is western Arab script.