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lothar (lothar@social.tchncs.de)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Mar-2025 01:26:46 JST lothar
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@SuperDicq @padeluun
I am so unsure whether this was a joke or not.
Alas, anyway: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_numerals
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  Arabic numerals
  
  The ten Arabic numerals (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9) are the most commonly used symbols for writing numbers. The term often also implies a positional notation number with a decimal base, in particular when contrasted with Roman numerals. However the symbols are also used to write numbers in other bases, such as octal, as well as non-numerical information such as trademarks or license plate identifiers. They are also called Western Arabic numerals, Western digits, European digits, Ghubār numerals, or Hindu–Arabic numerals due to positional notation (but not these digits) originating in India. The Oxford English Dictionary uses lowercase Arabic numerals while using the fully capitalized term Arabic Numerals for Eastern Arabic numerals. In contemporary society, the terms digits, numbers, and numerals often implies only these symbols, although it can only be inferred from context. Europeans first learned of Arabic numerals c. the 10th century, though their spread was a gradual process. After Italian scholar Fibonacci...
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lothar (lothar@social.tchncs.de)'s status on Tuesday, 23-May-2023 18:29:10 JST lothar
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Adding to that: For evolution, "good enough" is all that is required. There was no task "conceive a maximum-range detector with ideal resolution" or the like. Just about a little better then that of the competition would do. 😉
@zeborah @Jdreben

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