2006-12-17 04:22:51 · 3 answers · asked by Kevin 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
it's probably an abbreviation for a latin or greek word, just like lb. is the abbreviation for pound
2006-12-17 04:54:34 · answer #1 · answered by lee m 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe because "nu" is a separate word altogether (at least I think it is from seeing it in a few places), but then, so is "no"... but then, the "o" in "no" is the closest letter to the number 0, possibly the reason for the strange abbreviation.
2006-12-17 12:34:14 · answer #2 · answered by MC Wild Joker 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"No." is derived from "numero."
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Number.html
To indicate a particular numerical label, the abbreviation "no." is sometimes used (deriving from "numero," the ablative case of the Latin "numerus"), as is the less common "nr." The symbol # (known as the octothorpe) is commonly used to denote "number."
2006-12-18 21:45:15 · answer #3 · answered by emilynghiem 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋