A lot of languages have their own numeral system, how did the arabic one become the most common?
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Europeans widely used the Roman numeral system for many centuries, but if you’ve ever had to do work with it you’ll quickly see that it’s functionally retarded.
When the Europeans and Middle Easterners started getting into more prolonged contact during incursions into Spain and the resulting crusades, word of their much more elegant system made its way back into Europe.
When Europeans later sent naval traders all over the world, they brought this math with them.
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