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Re:A man who 'discovered' 780 Indian languages by sumedh on Friday October 27, 2017 @08:00PM (#15573217)
> rather than Arabic numerals.

Just a minor correction, they are Indian numerals not Arabic.

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Re:A man who 'discovered' 780 Indian languages by catchmrbharath on Friday October 27, 2017 @08:06PM (#15573239)
The whole world knows it as Arabic numerals. I am not contesting where it originated, I am just saying, that using Indian numerals confuses everyone.
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Re:A man who 'discovered' 780 Indian languages by shripadk on Friday October 27, 2017 @09:00PM (#15573436)
It's Hindu-Arabic numerals to be precise: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu%E2%80%93Arabic_numeral_s...
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Re:A man who 'discovered' 780 Indian languages by sumedh on Friday October 27, 2017 @08:24PM (#15573325)
So you can use this as an opportunity to educate everyone.
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