Friday, 13 December 2013

riddle - I am in the beginning of time and space - What am I?


I am in the beginning of time and space. I stand for nothing, but I mean a lot. I cannot be divided into parts. What am I?



Answer



I'd guess you are:



0 - zero



I am in the beginning of time and space.




Depending on your date/time format, you might have leading zeros on hours, minutes, and seconds. Some spacial coordinates and many distance counters use leading zeros. A simple example is the mileage counter on a vehicle. Geo-spacial coordinates for latitude and longitude on Earth often, but not always, include leading zeros.



I stand for nothing, but I mean a lot.



A zero literally means a lack of everything, but if you string zeros behind another number, it can mean quite a lot. Example: 0 and 100000000. Also, zero is essentially what all other numbers are compared against, so that gives it significant meaning.



I cannot be divided into parts.



Zero can't be divided, since nothing can't be subdivided into smaller parts of nothing.




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