Who Invented 0?
The invention of 0 occurred in India back in 650 BC by the Indian mathematician Bramhaputra. The mathematician used dots to portray 0, known as “Shunya” in Sanskrit. He explained how 0 could be obtained by adding and subtracting. However, he was unable to explain division. It is believed that the great astronomer, Aryabhatt, first invented 0 in India.0, in this era, has so much significance that civilization would not have progressed without 0.
Is 0 a Natural Number?
0 is not a Natural number. Instead, Zero is a whole numbers, not natural number. The natural number start with 0 and end up to infinity. It is a positive integer that range from 1 to infinity(∞). These numbers may be counted and are commonly used in calculations. Natural numbers are commonly denoted as “N”. We use numbers daily. They are commonly cited as numerals. We can’t count things, dates, times, money, etc., without numbers.
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