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To: onedoug

Arabic numerals are Arab in origin.


5 posted on 01/21/2016 7:03:16 AM PST by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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“Arabic numerals” are Indian in origin.


7 posted on 01/21/2016 7:05:26 AM PST by achilles2000 ("I'll agree to save the whales as long as we can deport the liberals")
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To: massgopguy

But they flow left to right....


8 posted on 01/21/2016 7:06:04 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: massgopguy

But they flow left to right....


9 posted on 01/21/2016 7:06:52 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: massgopguy
Arabic numerals are Arab in origin.

Actually, they're Indian in origin. They were adopted by Arabs.

10 posted on 01/21/2016 7:07:36 AM PST by IYAS9YAS (I got nothin'.)
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