If 0 is a number then why do we all start counting 1,2,3
2006-09-07 11:54:47 · 11 answers · asked by journeeluv 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
http://oregonstate.edu/~peterseb/misc/sonja_dots.html
2006-09-07 11:56:54 · answer #1 · answered by Hicktown girl66 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
0 123 4 5
2006-09-07 19:00:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are several sets of numbers.. 1,2,3 are couting numbers and 0, 1, 2, 3 etc. are whole numbers.
2006-09-07 19:13:43 · answer #3 · answered by limgrn_maria 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a number, but it is just easier to teach a young child that one lollipop is 1, two lollipops are 2, three lollipops are 3, than just opening your hands and saying I have zero lollipops. Try it with a 3 year old; they'll probably say "Where is it?"
2006-09-07 19:03:26 · answer #4 · answered by Ilovechristjesustheking 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It is an element of the set of Real Numbers just like any other number. Or if you want to confine yourself to integers, then yes, it is an integer.
2006-09-07 20:55:12 · answer #5 · answered by banjuja58 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zero is a number that represents the absence of something. It is more of a placeholder.
2006-09-07 18:58:17 · answer #6 · answered by Mindy B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a really good kuestion, i dont know its fictif number , it means : nothing , it s also the center of numbers , coz u have in one side ^positif number and other side u have negativ numbers , i think it s just sth philosophical, i dont know but i really like ur question , sth we can t answer .
2006-09-07 19:02:53 · answer #7 · answered by wewantjustice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It is a number with no value.
2006-09-07 18:58:41 · answer #8 · answered by sahara 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is zero not concidered a constant instead of a number ?
2006-09-07 18:59:35 · answer #9 · answered by alex 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zero is a place holder.
2006-09-07 19:00:19 · answer #10 · answered by the Politics of Pikachu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is, specially when you use machine language or they call it computer language or binary . 01 01 01 true or false and so on.
2006-09-07 19:08:45 · answer #11 · answered by Adnan Sallam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋