are 1 and 0 the most important numbers?

Answer 1

The number 0 is the additive identity, the number which can be added to any number without changing its value. This is actually a very important mathematical concept. The ancient Romans and Greeks did not have a zero, and this limited what they could do mathematically.

The number 1 is the multiplicative identity, the number which can be multiplied times any other number without changing that number's value. If you add up enough (or subtract enough) 1s, you can get any other integer.

As someone pointed out above, 0 and 1 are the only integers you need in binary numbers (base 2) and are important for every other base as well.

So they may indeed be the most important numbers. But the rest of the 10 digits are pretty important too.

Answer 2

in our digital world, they are the only numbers that your computer (ipod too) understands. The binary number system uses combinations of zeros and ones to represent every number imaginable. Since binary is exceedingly difficult for humans to read, we will continue to use the decimal system, probably forever. If I went to the grocery store and prices were posted in binary the posted price for an 89 cent can of tuna would be 1011001 cents.

here's how it works: the rightmost number can be either 0 or 1; the number to its left has a value 2 times greater, and so forth across the entire sequence.

numbers 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
- values 64| 32 |16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1

so 89 is 64+16+8+1. No kidding, that's how it works!

lining these numbers up is a *****!

Answer 3

With out a doubt they important but I'm not sure you can say any number is more important than others. Also the numbers e, pi, and i should be included in any list of important numbers.

Answer 4

No only 1 is

Answer 5

It depends on what you want to use the numbers for. 1 and zero have some special properties that other numbers do not, but so does Euler's number (e).

Answer 6

I don't think so. They are kind of important because they make up binary. I don't really know what that is, so maybe someone else can explain it.

Answer 7

coding numbers or symbols into strings of bits in binary codes

Answer 8

all no. r important

Answer 9

If you have a virus and know the Matrix...

Answer 10

for binary, yes.