ah, but did you know that the Mayans developed the idea independently?
they used a system based on 20, not ten.
however, although they had a physical representation for zero, they didn't use it in equations.
more on the history of zero HERE.
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Monday, May 27, 2013
Factoid of the day
awhile back, I noted that the first Asian use of the number zero was traced to Cambodia.
ah, but did you know that the Mayans developed the idea independently?
they used a system based on 20, not ten.
more HERE.
however, although they had a physical representation for zero, they didn't use it in equations.
more on the history of zero HERE.
ah, but did you know that the Mayans developed the idea independently?
they used a system based on 20, not ten.
however, although they had a physical representation for zero, they didn't use it in equations.
more on the history of zero HERE.
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