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Activities/Turtle Art/Tutorials/Numerals (view source)
Revision as of 23:05, 20 July 2011
, 23:05, 20 July 2011→Origins of numerals: Minor edit
Kharosthi numerals exist for 5–9, but these are not of the visual type. It was also possible to write numbers in Kharosthi in something like the manner of Roman numerals, so that 2 would be 𐩀𐩀. However, Kharosthi indicates a custom of counting on four fingers but not the thumb, so it uses a numeral for 4 rather than 5 as in Roman numerals. The Kharosthi numeral for 4 is very similar to X, so 7 in Kharosthi can be approximated in ASCII (right-to-left, again) )))X.
Kharosthi numerals exist for 5–9, but these are not of the visual type. It was also possible to write numbers in Kharosthi in something like the manner of Roman numerals, so that 2 would be 𐩀𐩀. However, Kharosthi indicates a custom of counting on four fingers but not the thumb, so it uses a numeral for 4 rather than 5 as in Roman numerals. The Kharosthi numeral for 4 is very similar to X, so 7 in Kharosthi can be approximated in ASCII (right-to-left, again) )))X.
Naturally, we can teach a Turtle how to write Kharosthi numerals.
Naturally, we can teach a Turtle how to write this second form of Kharosthi numerals.
[[File:TAKharosthiNumerals.png]]
[[File:TAKharosthiNumerals.png]]