2. The numbers we write are made up of
algorithms, (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.) called
Arabic algorithms, to distinguish them
from Roman algorithms (I, II, III,
IV, etc.).
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3. The arabs popularized these
algorithms, but their origin goes
back to the Phoenecian merchants
who used them to count and do
their commercial accounting.
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4. Have you ever asked the
question why “one” is 1, “two”
is 2, “three” is 3...?
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5. What is the logic that
existed in the arabic
algorithms?
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