¶ Zero
Index Entry
Zero:
"Because of their pragmatic bias,
The Romans had no numerical concept that corresponded
To the idea of ‘no sheep,’ that is,
the zero.
"When they came upon the Arabic cipher,
They had no feeling for it
And didn’t think of it as having any meaning…
"The cipher made possible
Multiplication;
Which with Roman numerals
Had been impossible…
"The cipher made it possible
For anybody to make calculations."
