Bates numbering is a practice of sequentially stamping documents with identifying character strings to keep track of them. It is commonly used by doctors and legal professionals to manage large collections of documents related to a single case. The Bates automatic numerator was a patented device used for this procedure. Other offices may also use […]
Arabic numerals are actually Indo-Arabic, originating from Indian mathematicians Aryabhat and Brahmagupta. Arabs adopted the system through trade, and it spread to Europe. The numerals evolved from Arabic letters. You might think that Arabic numerals began in an ancient Middle Eastern civilization, but you would be wrong. Our numbering system, known today as Indo-Arabic numerals, […]
