The Hindu-Arabic Numerals c6.101

c6.101

Having now examined types of the early forms it is appropriate to turn our attention to the question of their origin. As to the first three there is no question. The | or – is simply one stroke, or one stick laid down by the computer. The ||, or = represents two strokes or two sticks, and so for the ||| and 𝌆. From some primitive || came the two of Egypt, of Rome, of early Greece, and of various other civilizations. It appears in the three Egyptian numeral systems in the following forms: