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"We use the digits 0 to 9 to represent 10 unique values, which not uncoincidentally matches the number of fingers on our hands." I disagree with this statement
by cjohansson 5y ago
"We use the digits 0 to 9 to represent 10 unique values, which not uncoincidentally matches the number of fingers on our hands."
I disagree with this statement, humans use fingers on one hand to represent 0-5 (6 distinct values) and fingers on two hands to represent 0-10 (11 distinct values)
- choeger 5y agoIIRC the "0" as a natural number was "invented" much later than the other natural numbers. So the argument still holds, I think.