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Before the number 0 was invented, people had to write out numbers as symbols. This was very monotonous if you had to write a number more than 1,000. In Babylonia, it was invented to overcome this problem. It was a lot easier than the Ancient Egyptians and Greeks ways.

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Q: What is the primary function of the number zero?
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