← Back to context Comment by alexey-salmin 5 days ago Which cultures settled on ceil(age)? 2 comments alexey-salmin Reply thaumasiotes 5 days ago The traditional system in China and its surroundings, 虛歲, is that you're born at the age of 1 and your age increases on the new year. setopt 4 days ago As the sibling comment mentioned, I was thinking of East Asian countries.There's another difference in that age++ there happens on Chinese New Year and not your own birthday, but that's an orthogonal point to the rounding, I think.
thaumasiotes 5 days ago The traditional system in China and its surroundings, 虛歲, is that you're born at the age of 1 and your age increases on the new year.
setopt 4 days ago As the sibling comment mentioned, I was thinking of East Asian countries.There's another difference in that age++ there happens on Chinese New Year and not your own birthday, but that's an orthogonal point to the rounding, I think.
The traditional system in China and its surroundings, 虛歲, is that you're born at the age of 1 and your age increases on the new year.
As the sibling comment mentioned, I was thinking of East Asian countries.
There's another difference in that age++ there happens on Chinese New Year and not your own birthday, but that's an orthogonal point to the rounding, I think.