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[–] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

IIRC Hindus didn't have a "proper" 0, and Arabs did, which I guess is the reason why they got the credit

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I am speechless. My guy. Aryabhatta.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago*

    Yeah after some quick googling it looks like I'm wrong. I'm quite sure that's what I was taught in school though, so blame my teacher !

    Basically I was taught that Hindus invented the 0 for base-10 numerals, but didn't actually use it for maths (e.g 0*x = 0), whereas Arab mathematicians did.

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