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Oddly(?) though, most parents of young children don't refer to a baby as being "zero years old." Rather, we break them down into smaller units: two days old, si
by drewzero1 4y ago
Oddly(?) though, most parents of young children don't refer to a baby as being "zero years old." Rather, we break them down into smaller units: two days old, six weeks old, four months old.
- throwaway821909 4y agoIt helps that change happens particularly fast at that age, so the difference between newborn and 6 months is worth mentioning. Later on the units go up again and we just say "I'm in my 30s" :P On the other hand a computer/car/house can also be 10 years old but not 0.
- drewzero1 4y agoTrue, a few weeks can mean a few milestones at that age. It's still wild to me how quickly babies/kids develop. Every week brings new abilities, experiences, and emotions that weren't there before.
- wruza 4y agoOn the other hand a computer/car/house can also be 10 years old but not 0 Really? When I buy a new PC, to me it will get 1 year old only after a year. Before that it is just NEW. Is that what you meant?
- pvinis 4y agoExactly. What we call "new" is the 0th year. It's the same when you start counting seconds. You say "ok counting starts now", then wait a second and say "one", then wait and say "two". Before you say "one", you don't say zero, but it's implied by you waiting a second after you or someone says "go". That's still 0-indexed.
- samatman 4y agoDuration only ever departs from 0, it can never arrive there. That's why zero-based indexing is good!