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The Mayan mathematical system, along with the Indian, was one of the

first to incorporate the concept of what?

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The Maya were one of the first ancient cultures to use the concept of zero, which allowed them to write and calculate large sums. Maya numbers are written using three symbols, a shell image for zero, a dot representing one, and a bar for five. Different combinations of bars and dots represent numbers 6–19.

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