Re: Argument Structures

On Thu, 24 Aug 2000 10:58:08 +0100 JJ <jonathan.jones@...>
writes:
> Well, thinking about this, it crossed my mind that our number system
> is derived from Arabic, yes? And Arabic is written right to left.
> Does
> anyone know which way Arabic numbers are written? (I reckon that
> they
> appear the same way as in English, so 2000 would still be 2000, but
> reading right to left would be 0002. I don't actually know this,
> however.)
>
> Anyone know any other different counting systems?
>
> JJ
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Yup, Arabic numbers are written the same way as "Arabic numerals" are.


-Stephen (Steg)
  "You will begin to touch heaven, Jonathan, in the moment
  that you touch perfect speed.  And that isn't flying a thousand
  miles an hour, or a million, or flying at the speed of light.
  Because any number is a limit, and perfection doesn't have
  limits.  Perfect speed, my son, is being there."
                    ~ _jonathan livingston seagull_