The Numbers & its origin
The numbers we write are made up of algorithms, (1, 2, 3, 4, etc) called Arabic algorithms, to distinguish them from the roman algorithms(I; II; III; IV; etc.).
The Arabs popularized these algorithms, but their origin goes back to the Phoenician merchants that used them to count and do their commercial accountability.
Have you ever asked the question why 1 is “one”, 2 is “two”, 3 is “three”…..?
What is the logic that exist in the Arabic algorithms?
Easy, very easy…!
There are angles!
Look at these algorithms written in their primitive form and check it up! …
And the most interesting and intelligent of all…
So isn’t it surprising
Comments ((12))
Aug-9th-2009
Intresting....
Thanks...
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Aug-9th-2009
Interesting, but most probably a clever myth. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_numerals:
One popular example of such myths claims that the original forms of these symbols indicated their value through the quantity of angles they contained.
Aug-9th-2009
Nice try.
The numbers here are stylized to support the hypothesis. There are many other (and more natural) ways to draw the digits, which don’t produce the sequence 1,2,3…
For example, look at “1” and “7”. Would not it be logical to draw both as serif or sans-serif? But then”1”and “7” would have either 3and 8 angles, or 1 and 5 angles.
Or, who would draw “9” the way it is drawn? And why not to be consistent and bend the same way “6”, “5”?
Etc, etc.
Aug-9th-2009
Hm, interesting!