Hindu–Arabic numeral system

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Hindu—Arabic numeral system
BaseDecimal (base 10)
Zero0
One1
Two2
Three3
Four4
Five5
Six6
Seven7
Eight8
Nine9

The Hindu–Arabic numeral system, sometimes known as the Arabic number system, is a system of numbers used all around the world.[1] It is a base-ten place-value system.[2] This system has ten basic symbols, which are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.[3] The Hindu–Arabic numeral system was first created by the Indians in the 6th or 7th century and then was used by the Arabs.

In Europe, Hindu-Arabic numeral system became very popular after the publication of Liber Abaci, a book written by Italian mathematician Fibonacci.[4] They are very different from previous methods of counting, such as the abacus. The numbers allowed mathematics to develop. In the past, many other number systems had been used.[5]

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  1. Flegg, Graham 2002. Numbers: their history and meaning. Courier Dover. ISBN 0-486-42165-1
  2. Willers, Michael (2021). Mathematics: From Algebra to Algorithms, Adventures in Numbers. London, UK: New Burlington Books. pp. 82–83. ISBN 978-1-80242-020-3.
  3. "Hindu-Arabic numerals". Britannica. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Willers, Michael (2021). Mathematics: From Algebra to Algorithms, Adventures in Numbers. London, UK: New Burlington Books. pp. 82–83, 98. ISBN 978-1-80242-020-3.
  5. Menninger, Karl 1969. Number words and number symbols: a cultural history of numbers. Cambridge MA: MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-13040-8