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Just a little confused as to the usage of も,し and や in this sentence

> もちろん向こうの数字にもゼロはあるし、三角法や金属精錬技術もある。

I am guessing all three are being used in the sense of "And" (roughly
translating the sentence too "They understood the concept of zero, they could
perform basic trigonometry, and they were fully proficient in the field of
metallurgy.") But I'm just wondering what the exact reason is for switching
between the three different forms of "and". Is it merely an artistic choice?
or is there some other element I'm missing out on?
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grammar sentence particle-も particle-し particle-や
Confused about use of も, し and や
も is "also", "too", or sometimes "even", but not "and". I wonder how you can
use "and" to rephrase the following:

> 向こうの数字に **も** ゼロはある。  
>  There is a zero **also** in their numeral system.

し and や are indeed roughly "and". English speakers use "and" everywhere to
join almost anything (noun-noun, verb-verb, adjective-adjective, sentence-
sentence), but Japanese is not like that. In Japanese, you have to use
different constructions depending on what you are joining. や is used to join
two nouns (e.g., apples and oranges), whereas し is used to join two similar
sentences (e.g., I like coffee and I like tea).

> もちろん向こうの数字に **も** ゼロはある **し** 、三角法 **や** 金属精錬技術 **も** ある。
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> There is a zero **also** in their numeral system, **and** there is
> **even/also** trigonometry **and** metallurgy (in their civilization).

None of them are interchangeable with the others.

や is not the only particle that can join two nouns. See: [Differences between
listing particles と, や and に](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/6020/5010)
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