fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 11 个月前Zero to heromander.xyzimagemessage-square130fedilinkarrow-up1873arrow-down117
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minus-squarepooberbee (they/she)@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down2·11 个月前It is a natural number. Is there an argument for it not being so?
minus-squaredarthelmet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·11 个月前Well I’m convinced. That was a surprisingly well reasoned video.
minus-squareSorse@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 个月前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-up4·11 个月前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