Apparently they call it "Hindu-Arabic" numbers now. Not sure if that makes it more or less frightening
Sounds like double trouble
No, it's called Eastern Arabic numerals (١٢٣), and those (123) are western Arabic.
Arabs got their numbers from Persians. Europeans got their numbers from Arabs.
The Persians got them from the Indians.
Apparently they call it "Hindu-Arabic" numbers now. Not sure if that makes it more or less frightening
Sounds like double trouble
No, it's called Eastern Arabic numerals (١٢٣), and those (123) are western Arabic.
Arabs got their numbers from Persians. Europeans got their numbers from Arabs.
The Persians got them from the Indians.