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>>14542351
>>14542382

The Japanese, Korean, and Chinese counting systems provide a relative headstart in arithmetic compared to Latin counting systems, due to their relative simplicity. Malcolm Gladwell explains this in his book Outliers.

>>11664390

Can't speak for any other Asian languages, but the Japanese counting system is more simple eloquent than that of Latin alphabets, in terms of basic arithmetic.

i.e. 'thirteen' is classified/pronounced as 'one-three', 'fourteen' as 'one-four', 1067 as 'one-zero-six-seven', etc.

This early advantage perpetuates over time, as the Japanese student quickly moves onto more advanced concepts.