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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It has nothing to do with French. The decimal digit notation was invented in ancient India, then it got adopted by the Arab world and finally reached Europe in the 10th century. But even before so called Arabic numerals ancient Romans were using decimal system as well and their Roman numerals are also based on decimal system.

Thus people all over the world agree that the decimal system is superior, since the ancient times.