that there is no quantity below zero...
It means they have not been objective.
Mitchell Raemsch
On Sunday, October 22, 2023 at 5:45:48 PM UTC-6, mitchr...@gmail.com wrote:
Mainstream math education does not like the new simplethat there is no quantity below zero...
It means they have not been objective.
Mitchell RaemschRoman numerals don't even have zero, so we should only use positive numbers.
On Sunday, October 22, 2023 at 5:18:44 PM UTC-7, Gary Harnagel wrote:
On Sunday, October 22, 2023 at 5:45:48 PM UTC-6, mitchr...@gmail.com wrote:
Mainstream math education does not like the new simple
that there is no quantity below zero...
It means they have not been objective.
Mitchell Raemsch
Roman numerals don't even have zero, so we should only use positive numbers.
No. How many Roman numerals are there?
Without zero you need infinite symbols.
Zero has a math purpose.
It sets bases to compact quantity representation.
How could your calculator do without it?
On Sunday, October 22, 2023 at 7:11:30 PM UTC-6, mitchr...@gmail.com wrote:
On Sunday, October 22, 2023 at 5:18:44 PM UTC-7, Gary Harnagel wrote:
On Sunday, October 22, 2023 at 5:45:48 PM UTC-6, mitchr...@gmail.com wrote:
Mainstream math education does not like the new simple
that there is no quantity below zero...
It means they have not been objective.
Mitchell Raemsch
Roman numerals don't even have zero, so we should only use positive numbers.
No. How many Roman numerals are there?Well, there's I, V, X, L, C, D, M
Without zero you need infinite symbols.
Zero has a math purpose.I guess in Rome they used " " for zero :-)
It sets bases to compact quantity representation.They used special Roman calculators that had a
How could your calculator do without it?
divide and conquer function.
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