155k views
10 votes
How was india's concept of zero different than it was in other cultures?​

User KlwntSingh
by
3.6k points

2 Answers

11 votes
The Indians also used a place-value system and zero was used to denote an empty place. In fact there is evidence of an empty place holder in positional numbers from as early as 200AD in India but some historians dismiss these as later forgeries.
User Svend Feldt
by
4.0k points
12 votes

Answer:

The invention of zero was a hugely significant mathematical development, one that is fundamental to calculus, which made physics, engineering, and much of modern technology possible. In Gwalior, a congested city in the center of India, an 8th-Century fort rises with medieval swagger on a plateau in the town's heart.

Step-by-step explanation:

User Pivanchy
by
3.3k points