Question 393

ZERO Number systems had no number for nothing until Indian mathematicians invented it around 650 CE.

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INFINITY is the word used by mathematicians to define an endless amount. The symbol for infinity is an eight on its side: ∞

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Although equations existed in ancient times, the equals sign was only invented in 1557, by Welsh mathematician Robert Recorde.

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Yellow came from the urine of cows fed on mango leaves in Bengal, southern Asia.

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LAPINE The rabbits in Richard Adams' novel Watership Down speak English mixed with a rabbit language, called Lapine.

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It is thought that more than 200 of today's languages are spoken by fewer than 10 people.

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