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On the other hand a computer/car/house can also be 10 years old but not 0

Really? When I buy a new PC, to me it will get 1 year old only after a year. Before that it is just NEW. Is that what you meant?




Exactly. What we call "new" is the 0th year. It's the same when you start counting seconds. You say "ok counting starts now", then wait a second and say "one", then wait and say "two". Before you say "one", you don't say zero, but it's implied by you waiting a second after you or someone says "go". That's still 0-indexed.




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