System Profiler | Startup Disk BSD Assigned Name

This is a recurring issue, although I'm not sure whether or not it matters.
My question(s): When run from within the OS (Leopard 10.5.8) on my HD - Why do both System Profiler and Disk Utility recognize my startup/boot BSD name to be = disk2s2?
I'm curious because, when run from my Leopard Install DVD, both System Profiler & Disk Utility recognize and display what I believe is (or should be) the correct startup/boot BSD name (disk0s2).
Does it make any difference?
Regardless, I still would appreciate someone who can explain why my startup/boot BSD name in the past always has been the same "disk0s2". Whereas now it's "disk2s2".
Again, in the past I've noticed this (difference) on more than one occasion after formatting/installing my OS on a brand new hard drive. Current info listed below:
Bay 1 = WD Caviar Black 640GB, 32MB Cache <startup/boot> Name: "Earth" System Profiler BSD: disk2s2 Mount Point: /
Bay 2 = Hitachi E7K1000 1TB, 32MB Cache, Name: "Studio", System Profiler BSD: disk1s2, Mount Point: /Volumes/Studio
Bay 3 = Hitachi E7K1000 1TB, 32MB Cache, Name: "Text", System Profiler BSD: disk0s2, Mount Point: /Volumes/Text

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