fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 8 months agoZero to heromander.xyzimagemessage-square138fedilinkarrow-up1889arrow-down117
arrow-up1872arrow-down1imageZero to heromander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square138fedilink
minus-squareKogasa@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agoThere 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
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