Hindu–Arabic numeral system
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The Indo-Arabic numeral system, sometimes known as the Arabic number system, is a system of numbers used all around the world.[1] It is a base-ten place-value system.[2] This system has ten basic symbols, which are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.[3] The Indo–Arabic numeral system was first created by the Indians in the 6th or 7th century and then was used by the Arabs.
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Base | Decimal (base 10) |
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Zero | 0 |
One | 1 |
Two | 2 |
Three | 3 |
Four | 4 |
Five | 5 |
Six | 6 |
Seven | 7 |
Eight | 8 |
Nine | 9 |
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In Europe, Hindu-Arabic numeral system became very popular after the publication of Liber Abaci, a book written by Italian mathematician Fibonacci.[4] They are very different from previous methods of counting, such as the abacus. The numbers allowed mathematics to develop. In the past, many other number systems had been used.[5]