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by cbolton 450 days ago
There is no consensus on that, and it's not just about teachers. It depends on the mathematical field and tradition. It usually starts at 1 in German, at 0 in French due to the influence of the Bourbakis, and in English I think it's more field-dependent.

The original formulation of Peano started at 1.