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Who used a place value and zero in mathematics

A: Aztec

B: Maya

C: Inca

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the answer to your question is, B. Maya is the correct answer

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Zero (0) is the number and numeric digit. As a number it is used in mathematics, an additive element of integers, real numbers. As a digit, it is used as a placeholder in a place value system.

The first recorded zero was boiling in Mesopotamia around 3 BC. Persian mathematician Mohammed Ibn Musa suggested that a small circle be used in calculations if the number does not appear in the tenth place. It is of crucial importance for the emergence of algebra in the ninth century.

The Mayan invented it independently around 4 years AD.

The right answer is B: Maya

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