Do you ever wonder how the shape of digits were designed? What is logic behind numbers?
The
numbers we all use (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.) are known as "arabic" numbers to
distinguish them from the "Roman Numerals" (I, II, III, IV, V, VI,
etc). Actually the Arabs popularized these numbers but they were
originally used by the early phonecian traders to count and keep track
of their trading accounts.
Have you ever thought why ........ 1
means "one", and 2 means "two"? The roman numerals are easy to
understand but what was the logic behind the phonecian numbers?
It's all about angles !
It's
the number of angles. If one writes the numbers down (see below) on a
piece of paper in their older forms, one quickly sees why. Angle are
marked with "o"s.
No 1 has one angle.
No 2 has two angles.
No 3 has three angles.
etc.
and "O" has no angles
Amazing isn't it.
Source: http://www.amazingposts.com/2007/07/logic-behind-number.html
The
numbers we all use (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.) are known as "arabic" numbers to
distinguish them from the "Roman Numerals" (I, II, III, IV, V, VI,
etc). Actually the Arabs popularized these numbers but they were
originally used by the early phonecian traders to count and keep track
of their trading accounts.
Have you ever thought why ........ 1
means "one", and 2 means "two"? The roman numerals are easy to
understand but what was the logic behind the phonecian numbers?
It's all about angles !
It's
the number of angles. If one writes the numbers down (see below) on a
piece of paper in their older forms, one quickly sees why. Angle are
marked with "o"s.
No 1 has one angle.
No 2 has two angles.
No 3 has three angles.
etc.
and "O" has no angles
Amazing isn't it.
Source: http://www.amazingposts.com/2007/07/logic-behind-number.html
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