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[deleted] t1_ix3yq5e wrote

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[deleted] t1_ix3yt2f wrote

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mfb- t1_ix3zjbt wrote

It's just a convention that became dominant worldwide, most likely because we have 10 fingers. Systems with 12 and 60 were used in the past, too. You can still see this e.g. from 60 minutes in an hour.

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BumpoSplat t1_ix47kj8 wrote

But your question was, "why is 9 the last number". My answer was, "it's not in all number systems." F0 is actually a number.

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[deleted] t1_ix4bp78 wrote

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BumpoSplat t1_ix4cqs2 wrote

I like the way you role. I didn't mean to make it more sticky. Good luck. :)

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anujshr7 OP t1_ix4d9nj wrote

Thank you and I am sorry. Good Luck to you too.

I am deleting my replies as well.

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BumpoSplat t1_ix4k5ej wrote

No need. I think it's great to see healthy interaction. I miss that. People talking, being human, being kind. It seems like there used to be a lot more of that.

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