Why we write numbers in big endian
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Why we write numbers in big endian
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Re: Why we write numbers in big endian
#2> Why do we write numbers backwards? I don't know why we do it that way.
Re: Why we write numbers in big endian
#3My guess is because we say them in big endian: "five thousand two hundred five"
As to why we say them in big endian, I am less sure.. Could it be because we go for important stuff first? "This costs five hundred two..." "-OK, that's too much"
(this stack exchange answer seems to agree: [0])
[0] https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/3038638/why-do-we-o...