anty on Nostr: Did you know that humanity used math for a long time without the concept of "zero"? ...
Did you know that humanity used math for a long time without the concept of "zero"?
Some cultures even outright banned zero, because it could reject mathematical proofs for Gods existence.
I had no idea!
I enjoyed the book "Zero" by @cgseife way more than I thought.
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