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Inclusive counting is usually encountered when counting days in a the '''nones''' (meaning nine) is 8 days before the '''ides'''; and in the Christian Calendar Quinquagesima (meaning 50) is 49 days before Easter Sunday . Counting sometimes involves numbers other than one -- for example, when counting Money , or counting out change, or when "counting by twos" (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, ...) or when '''"counting by fives"''' ( 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 ...). There is Archeological Evidence that suggests that Human s have been counting for at least 50,000 Year s - p.9 ; the development of counting led to the development of Mathematical Notation and Numeral System s. Counting was primarily used by Ancient Culture s to keep track of Economic Data such as Debt s and Capital (i.e., Accountancy ). SEE ALSO
REFERENCES # ''An Introduction to the History Of Mathematics '' (6th Edition) by Howard Eves ( 1990 ) |
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