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[–] VIP740 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Does anyone remember when they realized 0 doesn't mean the same thing as nothing?

Difference Between Zero and Nothing

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[–] Opieswife 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Ok this was interesting. I haven't really thought about this before but I totally get what the author is trying to say. At first I wasn't sure where he was going but at the end it came together. Looks like I have more reading to do. :)

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[–] VIP740 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I don't remember when I first came across the distinction, but I do remember the first time I tried to explain it to someone else. It went something like this:

Well zero isn't exactly the same thing as nothing. If you have a graph of y=mx+b there's a point on there where y=0. But with nothing... err, um...

Yeah, I get what you mean, it's not nothing, it's zero. If you have nothing... (scratches head).

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[–] TheBuddha [S] 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

The history section of this page may interest you.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0

Everyone else, we see the number increase so we know people looked.

Jump in! Question, ask, opine, offer correction, insight, or whatever. Don't worry about being wrong. Just dive in. The water is warm!

I think that's cause someone pissed in it, but it's warm!