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 popularise these algorithms but their origin goes back to the Phonecian merchants who used them to count and and do their commercial countability.
Have you ever wondered why 1 is 'one', 2 is 'two', 3 is 'three' and so on? What is the logic that exists in the arabic logarithms?
The answer is easy, very easy.... There are angles! Look at these logarithms written in their primitive form to understand why.
.. and the most intelligent of all...
Interesting, eh! It feels great to learn something new...
5 comments:
Mind boggling!
Mmm ... why do I think urban legend when I read this story ...
* http://hem.com.np/2007/05/05/why-1-is-one-and-2-is-two/ same story from 2007.
* http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=49183 snopes discussion about this story likely being a fanciful hypothesis
ninot - too true...
sabre - really arr? aiseh, i was just about to feel clever..LOL
Aunty Puteri,
When Mama was in school, her Maths professor who taught something called numerical analysis said, actually all numbers have the same value. Therefore, 2 + 2 = 4 is correct, as well as 2 + 2 = 5. Dunno....my Mama is the Maths major, not me. purrr...meow!
woooo cat, my pak abu also maths major masa kat uni. saya drum major pun tak..lol
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