>Roman numerals make all kinds of arithmetic much harder than in Arabic notation
Sure. But of course they made arithmetic easier than it was before ('tallying' I think, i.e. IIIIIII....)
It's interesting how notation and language, which arise to foster communication between different people, become the very things that make it possible for a lone individual to think. This is why I guess that a single artificial person (AI) couldn't be created in isolation.
Sure. But of course they made arithmetic easier than it was before ('tallying' I think, i.e. IIIIIII....)
It's interesting how notation and language, which arise to foster communication between different people, become the very things that make it possible for a lone individual to think. This is why I guess that a single artificial person (AI) couldn't be created in isolation.