电话号码通常使用阿拉伯数字。

Phone numbers usually use Arabic numerals.

我们在数学课上学习了阿拉伯数字。

We learned Arabic numerals in math class.

现代计算机系统依赖于阿拉伯数字。

Modern computer systems rely on Arabic numerals.

阿拉伯数字在全球范围内被广泛使用。

Arabic numerals are widely used around the world.

孩子们很快就学会了如何写阿拉伯数字。

Children quickly learn how to write Arabic numerals.

13世纪时，佛罗伦萨禁止使用阿拉伯数字来进行记录。

In the 13th century, Florence banned the use of Hindu-Arabic numerals for record keeping.

尽管由于阿拉伯数字太过方便使用，人们不久便忽视了这一禁令，但对零和负数的争议仍持续了很长时间。

And though they soon proved too useful to ignore, controversies over zero and negative numbers continued for a long time.