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The Origin of the Number Zero
Smithsonian Magazine ^
| December 2014
| Amir Aczel
Posted on 12/13/2014 6:32:47 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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subtitled, "Deep in the jungle, an intrepid scholar locates a symbol of power and mystery".
This inscription, written in Old Khmer, reads "The Caka era reached year 605 on the fifth day of the waning moon." The dot (at right) is now recognized as the oldest known version of our zero. (Amir Aczel)
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12/13/2014 6:32:47 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
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12/13/2014 6:33:37 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
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12/13/2014 6:34:02 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
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B-B-But I was told the muzzies invented Zero!
(Lied to again and again!)
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12/13/2014 6:36:01 PM PST
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I thought it was the Indians. But, we do use Arabic numerals.
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12/13/2014 6:41:15 PM PST
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jocon307
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Just look at the occupnnt of the White Hutt...invented by Muzzies, lying to us all the time.....a real ZERO.
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12/13/2014 6:45:58 PM PST
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lightman
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To: jocon307
They STOLE it from the Indians.
And i am sure the numerals predated the 7th century if you catch my drift! :-)
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12/13/2014 6:47:34 PM PST
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To: lightman
Ah...that’s where it originated!
LOL.
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12/13/2014 6:48:14 PM PST
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To: SunkenCiv
>>The majority view is that numbers exist outside of the human mind.
How is that possible? Is the “majority view” necessarily accurate?
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12/13/2014 7:05:03 PM PST
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oblomov
To: SunkenCiv
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12/13/2014 7:18:55 PM PST
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Paladin2
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B-B-But I was told the muzzies invented Zero!But they did, (likely with help from the Kenyans and George Soros...)
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12/13/2014 7:23:11 PM PST
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Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
To: Smokin' Joe
We needed a hero, but got a zero who thinks he’s Nero.
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12/13/2014 7:25:51 PM PST
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To: SunkenCiv
Maybe, just maybe these “Intrepid Scholars” are wrong.
It could be that they are see a zero when it is really the letter “O”.
An O that stands for Obama who is “”Unique in representing absolute nothingness”.
Could be.
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12/13/2014 7:26:30 PM PST
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Tupelo
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To: Paladin2
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12/13/2014 7:30:05 PM PST
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HiTech RedNeck
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To: Paladin2
Is that 0.0 or just 0? And what is anthing to the power of 0? And what do you get when you divide by zero. Pretty cool number!
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12/13/2014 7:37:50 PM PST
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dhs12345
To: Paladin2
127.0.0.1 is the center of the universe.
"Ceterum censeo 0bama esse delendam."
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12/13/2014 7:38:56 PM PST
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LonePalm
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127.0.0.1 is the center of the local pipes.
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12/13/2014 7:41:44 PM PST
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Paladin2
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12/13/2014 7:42:37 PM PST
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Paladin2
To: SunkenCiv
Without a place keeper, we couldn’t have algebra.
Addition and subtraction would be cumbersome operations.
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12/13/2014 7:50:29 PM PST
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