Re^2: why the array index has to start at 0??

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Re^3: why the array index has to start at 0?? by davido (Cardinal) on Oct 13, 2013 at 06:50 UTC
Wikipedia: By most definitions 0 is a natural number,... Dave	[reply]
Re^4: why the array index has to start at 0?? by hdb (Monsignor) on Oct 13, 2013 at 10:02 UTC
From Wikipedia Natural_number as well: There is no universal agreement about whether to include zero in the set of natural numbers: some define the natural numbers to be the positive integers {1, 2, 3, ...}, while for others the term designates the non-negative integers {0, 1, 2, 3, ...}. The former definition is the traditional one, with the latter definition having first appeared in the 19th century.	[reply]
Re^5: why the array index has to start at 0?? by lidden (Curate) on Oct 13, 2013 at 11:21 UTC
To me it seems math people usually exclude zero while computer people include zero.	[reply]
Re^6: why the array index has to start at 0?? by LanX (Saint) on Oct 13, 2013 at 11:55 UTC