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4. Drawing Conclusions Do you think the numerals 0 through 9 should be called Arabic or Gupta numerals? Explain​
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4. Drawing Conclusions Do you think the numerals 0 through 9 should be called Arabic or Gupta numerals? Explain​

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The Hindu-Arabic numerals were invented by mathematicians in India. Perso-Arabicmathematicians called them "Hindu numerals" (where "Hindu" meant Indian). Later they came to be called "Arabic numerals" in Europe, because they were introduced to the West by Arab merchants.
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