Thimbleby, H. and Cairns, Paul Antony orcid.org/0000-0002-6508-372X (2017) Interactive numerals. Royal Society Open Science. ISSN 2054-5703
Abstract
Although Arabic numerals (like {\textquoteleft}2016{\textquoteright} and {\textquoteleft}3.14{\textquoteright}) are ubiquitous, we show that in interactive computer applications they are often misleading and surprisingly unreliable. We introduce interactive numerals as a new concept and show, like Roman numerals and Arabic numerals, interactive numerals introduce another way of using and thinking about numbers. Properly understanding interactive numerals is essential for all computer applications that involve numerical data entered by users, including finance, medicine, aviation and science.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Authors/Creators: |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 The Authors |
Keywords: | numbers and numerals,human error,interactive system |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Computer Science (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 25 May 2017 08:30 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 13:47 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160903 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1098/rsos.160903 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:116917 |