Humans have been making symbols for numbers for thousands of years. Different cultures developed their own symbols, but all use addition and multiplication, suggesting arithmetic is a universal truth.
  • StringTheory@beehaw.org
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    10 months ago

    Thus, our results show that arithmetic is biologically-based and a natural consequence of how our perception is structured.

    Arithmetic could be something completely different than what we think it is. Very cool.