Why Numbers like : 1 is One & 2 is two.... interesting

**shadenights** · 31st December 2007, 10:33 AM

Have you ever thought why........ 1 means "one", and 2 means "two"?

The roman numerals are easy to understand but what was the logic behind the phonecian numbers?

It's all about angles !

It's the number of angles.

If one writes the numbers down (see below) on a piece of paper in their older forms, one quickly sees why.

I have marked the angles with "o"s.

No 1 has one angle.
No 2 has two angles.
No 3 has three angles.
etc.

and "O" has no angles

Interesting, isn't it?

**drunk_tiger** · 2nd January 2008, 02:20 PM

yeh man thats the new thing i hav leanrt toay ..now tomorrow i will be sking this to all the classes ...

**shadenights** · 4th January 2008, 12:14 PM

ok good sunny

31st December 2007, 10:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
shadenights Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: me Posts: 5,543	Why Numbers like : 1 is One & 2 is two.... interesting Have you ever thought why........ 1 means "one", and 2 means "two"? The roman numerals are easy to understand but what was the logic behind the phonecian numbers? It's all about angles ! It's the number of angles. If one writes the numbers down (see below) on a piece of paper in their older forms, one quickly sees why. I have marked the angles with "o"s. No 1 has one angle. No 2 has two angles. No 3 has three angles. etc. and "O" has no angles Interesting, isn't it? __________________

2nd January 2008, 02:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
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