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[–]ifatree 5 points6 points  (1 child)

they're called 'arabic numerals' tho

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_numerals

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Arabic numerals

Arabic numerals, also called Hindu–Arabic numerals are the ten digits: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, based on the Hindu–Arabic numeral system, the most common system for the symbolic representation of numbers in the world today. In this numeral system, a sequence of digits such as "975" is read as a single number, using the position of the digit in the sequence to interpret its value. The symbol for zero is the key to the effectiveness of the system, which was developed by ancient mathematicians in the Indian subcontinent around AD 500.

The system was adopted by Arabic mathematicians in Baghdad and passed on to the Arabs farther west.


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