Yes, ha ha, but Arabic Numerals, with a capital N, refers to ٠ ١ ٢ ٣ ٤ ٥ ٦ ٧ ٨ ٩ that’s 9 through 0 read left-to-right because Arabic is written right-to-left. While you can see how the West adopted numerals based on Arabic ones eight hundred years ago (thanks to Fibonacci), we only call them Arabic numerals, with a lowercase n, to distinguish them from the Roman numerals we were historically using. Today they aren’t really Arabic anymore, and I don’t know why you’d learn Arabic Numerals unless you were learning to read and write Arabic.
Just some random guy who is not particularly educated about the subject here.
I think that’s how the Arabs of today depict Arabic numerals. Both are Arabic numerals and there are many other scripts, for instance many variations of brahmic scripts that depict the Arabic numerals using various notations.
So both are Arabic numerals using different notations and adapted to be used alongside their own writing system.
Also, just to add, while it is known as Arabic numerals, it originated from India, so it’s often also known as the Hindu-Arabic numerals. It’s mostly known as Arabic numerals to the west because they came to know the numerology of the system via the Arabs. What makes the numerals is not the symbols, but other characteristics of the system such as the positional notation and the decimal base
The Arabs adopted the numbers from India and refere to them as Indian Numbers. I think the system is therefore sometimes called Indo-Arabic Numbers.
So rather than brahmic using an adaptation of Arabic Numbers, it’s the other way around.
I’ve seen it called Arabic Indic as well
we only call them Arabic numerals, with a lowercase n,
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No LVII
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Louis XVI
Superbowl numbers
Thank you for the translation, I was really struggling with those weird symbols they were using.
What’s next? Latin alphabet? Imperial measurements? Once you let one it, the others will follow!
I feel like that is an example of the slippery slope fallacy. Latin alphabet I can understand, but no normal country would voluntairly choose imperial measurements system
FREEDOM UNITS!1!
True. Especially after fighting a war of independence against the imperium
Murica moment.
I guess you could reproduce that survey in any western country. I can’t think of many people who know “our” [Edit: numerals] are called “Arabic”.
In Völklingen, Germany, this Nazi didn’t understand why the audience was laughing as he promised to end the use of Arabic house numbers once elected mayor.
Speaking as a Dane, I literally can’t think of anyone I know personally who’s older than 10 and DOESN’T know…
Scandinavia doesn’t count. You’re the educational masters. 🤓
This is how Brexit happened.
Let’s leave the Arabic numerals to the Arabians.
I read this as roman numerals and didnt get the joke.
Took my a second go to get it
LVII% of the people can’t be wrong!
We should switch to base twelve.
base sixteen is the future
DEADBEEF
Now ask them how they feel about dihydrogen monoxide or women’s suffrage.
Should the government spend millions of your tax dollars to ensure every single home has uninterrupted supply of clean dihydrogen monoxide?
Tbf you could ask that one plainly and I know several people who would answer no :/
Hydrogen hydroxide is both and acid AND a base, and it’s served to students at school!
