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Re:Ancient civilisation under eastern Turkey estimated to be... by eropple on Saturday May 21, 2022 @09:22AM (#31457648)
> arithmetic with Roman numerals is just the start!

Arabic, I think you mean. Arithmetic with Roman numerals is awful.

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Re:Ancient civilisation under eastern Turkey estimated to be... by laxmin on Saturday May 21, 2022 @09:48AM (#31457874)
Hindu numerals if we have to be precise, transmitted to the west by Arabs
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Re:Ancient civilisation under eastern Turkey estimated to be... by eropple on Saturday May 21, 2022 @10:16AM (#31458130)
Right, true--the term I've most often heard in Western circles these days is "Hindu-Arabic" numerals, but I didn't want to confuse.
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Re:Ancient civilisation under eastern Turkey estimated to be... by CydeWeys on Saturday May 21, 2022 @10:49AM (#31458373)
I've also heard the term Western Arabic, contrasted with Eastern Arabic.
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Re:Ancient civilisation under eastern Turkey estimated to be... by kqr on Saturday May 21, 2022 @09:59AM (#31457987)
...of course. Roman numerals held us back for centuries. Sorry about that embarrassing brainfart.
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Re:Ancient civilisation under eastern Turkey estimated to be... by Jedd on Saturday May 21, 2022 @09:51AM (#31457910)
> Arabic, I think you mean. Arithmetic with Roman numerals is awful.

Hindu numerals, do you mean?

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Re:Ancient civilisation under eastern Turkey estimated to be... by earth_walker on Saturday May 21, 2022 @10:52AM (#31458401)
Why Hindu (the religion) and not Hindi (the language)?
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Re:Ancient civilisation under eastern Turkey estimated to be... by Jedd on Saturday May 21, 2022 @11:07AM (#31458534)
I really don't know. It's generally phrased as Hindu-originating - I can only speculate why it's now attached to a religious / social group rather than a language.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Hindu%E2%80%93A...

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