Why is math the universal language?


A lot of countries in the world have different language, but one language is the same for everyone, the language with numbers. Mathematics is a language used to describe various logical and processes. The most human language has ornamental components, but in math, the orthography is independent. If you write:

1+1=2    OR    2=1+1

It doesn’t matter. They are both the same. Mathematics is very similar to a computer language. They are both evolving much faster than human languages and both are much richer than any human language in existence. There are multiple ways of expressing an idea or achieving a goal, but any statement can mean one and only one thing. Assuming that you can read the language properly.

If you go to America, Norway or china, they will all have the same math, and they can communicate through numbers. It is some differences, but they have all the same foundation. Independent of which country you go to, 1+1=2. 

A circle will also always be a circle and a square will always be a square. If you go to another country, a circle will always be round, and a square will always have 4 corners.

Independent from where you are from, pi will always be a number that never ends. 3.14 are the number everyone use as a shorter way to write pi.


You have two different ways to write numbers on, Arabic and roman. Why is it still the universal language? If you have two apples, it is two even if you write it like 2 or II. Numbers can’t change. If you have two, it will still be two no matter which language you talk.


English: one, two, three

Norwegian: en, to, tre

France: un, deux, trois

Chinese: 一,二,三

German: eins, zwei, drei

When you write the numbers with letters, they will change after which language you speak. Measurement is also a thing that will change. In USA they use feet and inches, and in Europe we use meters and centimeters.

Another thing that is different from country to country is all the expressions. That is the only thing that can make math harder after which country you are studying in.




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