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The Hindu-Arabic Numerals c11.108

The Hindu-Arabic Numerals c11.108

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c11.108

To the figures on the *apices* were given the names Igin, andras, ormis, arbas, quimas, calctis or caltis, zenis, temenias, celentis, sipos,² the origin and meaning of which still remain a mystery. The Semitic origin of several of the words seems probable. *Wahud*, *thaneine*,