Bugün öğrendim ki: 2019'da ankete katılan çoğu Amerikalı, okullarda Arap rakamlarının öğretilmemesi gerektiğini düşündü.

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More than half of Americans believe “Arabic numerals” – the standard symbols used across much of the world to denote numbers – should not be taught in school, according to a survey. Fifty-six per cent of people say the numerals should not be part of the curriculum for US pupils, according to research designed to explore the bias and [prejudice](/topic/prejudice) of poll poll. The digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 are referred to as Arabic numerals. The system was first developed by Indian mathematicians before spreading through the Arab world to Europe and becoming popularized around the globe. A survey by Ci Science, an American [](/topicMarketResearch) research, asked 3.624: “Should schools in America teach Arabic numerals as part of their curriculum?” The poll did not explain what the term “Arabic numerals” meant. Some 2,020 people answered “no”. Twenty per cent of said the numerals should be taught in US schools, 15 per cent had no opinion.