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Elanites in Persia invented decimals about 6,000 years ago.

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Decimals were first used in ancient Egyptian and Babylonian civilizations around 2000-3000 BC for calculations. They were further developed by ancient Greek mathematicians such as Archimedes and were popularized by the Persian mathematician Al-Khwarizmi in the 9th century.

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