Re:Why is the 0 next to 9, not next to 1?
by tremon on Sunday April 25, 2021 @05:44PM
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The 0 key I use the most on my keyboard is next to 1 and 2, and farthest from the 9 key. I wonder if that has grown naturally to me because of tohster's explanation in his reply:
Benford's law shows that the lower digits are much more frequently used than higher digits [..] If the 0 key were next to the 1 key, many numbers would be faster to type with just one hand
It's for this reason that dedicated numerical keypads place the 0, 1, 2 and 3 keys in close proximity: users can rest their fingers on these most-frequently-used digits and enter data more quickly.
Benford's law shows that the lower digits are much more frequently used than higher digits [..] If the 0 key were next to the 1 key, many numbers would be faster to type with just one hand
It's for this reason that dedicated numerical keypads place the 0, 1, 2 and 3 keys in close proximity: users can rest their fingers on these most-frequently-used digits and enter data more quickly.