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Arabic numerals, you say? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Yes, I know Arabic and Islamic are not synonymous. I was stretching for a silly title.

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[–] [email protected] 99 points 1 week ago (13 children)

Fun fact, the etymology of algebra actually is Arabic: al-jabr, “the reunion of broken parts.”

[–] expr 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah I was kinda confused by the joke since that's ultimately it's origin.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The joke is she's right on accident

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

She is not right on accident. Her sounding stupid is the joke. She knows what she's talking about. Her comedy skits are all like this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I meant Cunk the character, not the wickedly funny woman who plays her.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Oh. I read that wrong. Sorry.

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