tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12046714.post3802963789600722287..comments2024-03-27T13:58:49.915+01:00Comments on Words and what not: Representing numbers in #WikipediaGerardMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14287269079265427282noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12046714.post-81869454569549605942010-05-27T12:27:16.308+02:002010-05-27T12:27:16.308+02:00I have added for both traditional and simplified t...I have added for both traditional and simplified the Mandarin numerals.<br />They are not the same I learned..<br />Thanks,<br /> GerardMGerardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14287269079265427282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12046714.post-77885935883622406512010-05-27T11:28:08.299+02:002010-05-27T11:28:08.299+02:00I'd say in China Chinese numeral is still wide...I'd say in China Chinese numeral is still widely used. And it means more than a billion user. Yet I'm unable to add a chinese numeral on OmegaWiki http://www.omegawiki.org/DefinedMeaning:ett%20%285433%29?dataset=uw (see its talk page)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16443397825508705743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12046714.post-44056329193436658182010-05-18T09:14:08.132+02:002010-05-18T09:14:08.132+02:00There is not just one Arabic numeral system.. the ...There is not just one Arabic numeral system.. the one we call Arabic is just the one best known :)<br />Thanks,<br /> GerardMGerardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14287269079265427282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12046714.post-17162639081639093282010-05-18T03:05:22.970+02:002010-05-18T03:05:22.970+02:00How much cultural sensitivity towards non-Arabic n...How much cultural sensitivity towards non-Arabic numeral systems is appropriate? As a monoglot I may be biased, but I wonder whether perpetuating disjoint sets of mathematical symbols helps or hinders math education for those saddled, with, for example, two sets of numerals.James Salsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11470879525772180030noreply@blogger.com