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But why for (I = I; I <= XIV; I++) { printf("Pope Leo %d is best Pope Leo!\n", I); } Interestingly, the authors use circumlocutions to avoid naming th
by AStonesThrow 1y ago
But why
for (I = I; I <= XIV; I++) {
printf("Pope Leo %d is best Pope Leo!\n", I);
}
Interestingly, the authors use circumlocutions to avoid naming the Arabic numerals for what they are, while the ones used in their example are known as Eastern Arabic Numerals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_numerals_(disambiguation) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_numerals_(disambiguatio...
- n4r9 1y agoHah, thanks for the correction.
- whatevertrevor 1y agoThey clarified in the footnote that this is to prevent confusion as many readers may not know that Arabic numerals are the widely used ones. It is indeed confusing that what the world uses as numerical lingua-franca are Arabic numerals, and what are used in Arabic script (and India sometimes) are called Eastern Arabic Numerals.