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Who needs a zero, anyway? - richsc - 07-07-2003
I'm no mathematician, so number theory is not something I know much about. However, the Romans, Greeks, and everyone else did without the concept of zero for a long time, and built huge projects without it.<br>
How much can you get away mathematically with without using a zero? <p></p><i></i>
Re: Who needs a zero, anyway? - richsc - 07-31-2003
I guess the concept of 'zero' has a lot of mathematicians writing books. This recent one goes through some of the gyrations of Roman numerals to explain how difficult math is without a 'zero'.<br>
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www.amazon.com/exec/obido...PDKIKX0DER <p></p><i></i>