fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 months agoZero to heromander.xyzimagemessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1439arrow-down19
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minus-squarepooberbee (any)@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·6 months agoIt is a natural number. Is there an argument for it not being so?
minus-squaredarthelmet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 months agoWell I’m convinced. That was a surprisingly well reasoned video.
minus-squareKogasa@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoThere 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.
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