Saturday, August 8, 2015

The Counting Dilemma: Zero or ONE









Do you know counting right? So, where do you start your counting? Zero or one? Do you think that it was an easy question with an easy answer? Think again!
When was your first birthday? They day you were born or after completing one year of the life on this planet? Got confused? So you are also like me. Also, say you were born on 1st January 1974. What would be your age on 1st January 2014? 40 years or 40 years and 1 day?
These confusion arises due to the basic dilemma that where does one start counting. From zero or one. And we do not follow the same convention everywhere. We in India, normally mark ground floor as “G” or “Zero”. In the US, there is no “Zero” level, it starts from “One”.