fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1年前Zero to heromander.xyzimagemessage-square119fedilinkarrow-up1846arrow-down116
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minus-squarepooberbee (they/she)@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down2·1年前It is a natural number. Is there an argument for it not being so?
minus-squaredarthelmet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1年前Well I’m convinced. That was a surprisingly well reasoned video.
minus-squareSorse@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1年前Thanks for linking this video! It lays out all of the facts nicely, so you can come to your own decision
minus-squareKogasa@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1年前There can’t really be an argument either way. It’s just a matter of convention. “Natural” is just a name, it’s not meant to imply that 1 is somehow more fundamental than -1, so arguing that 0 is “natural” is beside the point
It is a natural number. Is there an argument for it not being so?
no it’s not
Well I’m convinced. That was a surprisingly well reasoned video.
Thanks for linking this video! It lays out all of the facts nicely, so you can come to your own decision
There can’t really be an argument either way. It’s just a matter of convention. “Natural” is just a name, it’s not meant to imply that 1 is somehow more fundamental than -1, so arguing that 0 is “natural” is beside the point