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Sep 6, 2013 12:04:30   #
phil7782 Loc: Rancho Cucamonga, CA
 
http://www.howtogeek.com/171824/the-weird-truth-about-arabic-numerals/

And now you know....

Phil

Algebra "creator"
Algebra "creator"...

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Sep 6, 2013 16:45:08   #
CJartist Loc: Ormond Beach
 
phil7782 wrote:
http://www.howtogeek.com/171824/the-weird-truth-about-arabic-numerals/

And now you know....

Phil



Phil thanks for posting that was interesting.

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Sep 7, 2013 01:53:53   #
St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet
 
Neat

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Sep 7, 2013 04:29:00   #
SteveR Loc: Michigan
 
ok

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Sep 7, 2013 08:03:24   #
SnapHappy Loc: SW Florida
 
This was fascinating and a great link! Thanks so much for sharing this.

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Sep 7, 2013 08:54:31   #
swimbob Loc: Columbia, S.C.
 
Thank you. Now my brain is full again.

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Sep 7, 2013 12:27:01   #
RMM Loc: Suburban New York
 
Interesting. Thanks.

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Sep 7, 2013 23:04:17   #
Ron Schulz Loc: Colorado
 
Thanks for the link. Very interesting. I still can't figure out what "x" is though...

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Sep 8, 2013 15:17:53   #
phil7782 Loc: Rancho Cucamonga, CA
 
When in doubt, solve for "Y" and subtract "1"...

Phil

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Sep 8, 2013 16:52:31   #
ole sarg Loc: south florida
 
That is at the heart of the Islamist take over of the west!

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Sep 8, 2013 17:57:26   #
RMM Loc: Suburban New York
 
ole sarg wrote:
That is at the heart of the Islamist take over of the west!

With numbers? Or are they going to beat us at algebra?

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Sep 8, 2013 18:05:04   #
phil7782 Loc: Rancho Cucamonga, CA
 
Considering that most of those Middle Eastern countries still live in Stone-Age like conditions, I don't see how Algebra has helped them that much...

Also, as the video explains, the number symbols we currently use are Hindi based, since the "original" Arabic number symbols were easily "edited" resulting in much thievery.

Phil

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