What is More Important -- Numbers or Letters??

Question

Letters can spell out numbers. But without numbers, how can we keep track of how many letters there are? There could be an infinite amount. Similarily, there may be that many answers to this question.

Answer 1

Numbers are far more important. Letters are used for written communication, but only among those who use that particular alphabet. Our letters are meaningless to the Chinese for instance. Numbers are universal however. (Not the symbols used to describe them-the numbers themselves). Numbers and mathematics would exist even if humans did not - our alphabet would not. When and if we ever do meet extraterrestrials, our first communications will probably be with numbers (if only at first to convey that we are intelligent.)

Answer 2

Numbers.
0 and 1 are the most two important numbers ever. Some people don't know how important numbers are because they don't know the history of 0 and the history of 1.

Letters are just "literary culture", they are not the same everywhere you go.

But, Numbers are international. Its the same Mathematics anywhere you go.

You can write anything you want with 0 and 1.
But, the number zero did not have its own Roman numeral.

Answer 3

Letters are a local idea of communication. Numbers are a universal form of communication. Ask any IT professor how computers talk to each other using only 2 numbers, 0 and 1. It called binary and it is a language that is able to encompass any other language with any number of letters.

Numbers are more important.

Jimmy Higgins

Answer 4

Letters can be used as number. Roman Numerals.

Answer 5

i'd say it really is extra significant to understand letters. In understanding letters you come across the fashion to study. In attending to comprehend to study you're prepared to remedy issues, both numerical & written. Numerical issues are frequently written, so that you want to be able to study them!!!

Answer 6

Letters. Anybody can count, but without letters, how would we be able to communicate effectively?

Answer 7

When we were kids, we learn to count first, then we learn how to read. So, numbers are much more important. Even if people can read, but if they know numbers, they know how small $1 is, capish?

Answer 8

Look at your question...without letters it wouldn't exist, let alone the whole site or the internet.

Answer 9

I'd have to say hexadecimal numbers. So my answer is letters that are numbers.

Answer 10

both are equally important..try taking calculus and seeing if you can pass with only numbers or only letters...