How Zero Got Named?
When zero was introduced in India, it was called ‘Sunya’ which is a Sanskrit term for zero. Later when it reached the middle east, it was named ‘Sifr’, after the Arabs, when zero was introduced by Italians, they named it ‘Zefero’ which was later transformed to ‘Zer’o’ in French, the modern zero is also inspired by the same term. Today Zero is universally used.
Who invented Zero?
The concept of zero has not always been around, however, the introduction of zero brought a lot of changes not only in math but also in the general life of people.
Zero has so many different names, for example, ‘null’, ‘nil’, ‘0’ as a digit, ‘sunya’ in Sanskrit, and so on. It is fascinating how the origin of zero bought changed and now it is used as a prime digit in mathematics. Before learning about the modern zero, let’s learn about the origin of zero in India.
Table of Content
- Origin of Zero in India
- History of Zero in India
- Modern Zero
- Who Actually Invented Zero?
- How Zero Got Named?
- Journey of Origin of Zero
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