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Where did the system of Arabic numerals come from originally? To what regions did it spread after al-Khwarizmi wrote his book on the topic?

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So yea yea yea yea and then so on the glizzy balls so basically the Arab people Dave’s
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Answer:

They originated in India in the 6th or 7th century and were introduced to Europe through the writings of Middle Eastern mathematicians, especially al-Khwarizmi and al-Kindi, about the 12th century.

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then it spread to asia, africa

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