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I think for like the tens hundreds thousands the zeros after that or as my math teacher said to be a place holder

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Q: What was the concept zero invented for?
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Who invented number zero and one?

the mayans came up with the concept of zero


Who invented the concept zero?

It is attributed to Indian mathematicians.


Hindu-Arabic numerals developed in India invented which mathematical concept?

The concept of zero


What was an mathematical achievement of the Muslim world?

The Muslims invented/discovered the concept of zero.


Who invented zero Indians or Egyptians?

Egyptians!!! The concept of zero was invented by the ancient Indians, google 'Shunya'. Also the modern decimal system was invented in ancient India, and passed along to the west by Arabs.


Did ancient Rome use the concept of zero?

No, it was invented by early muslims after the end of the roman empire


In which country was zero invented?

I believe the Aztecs mathematicians were first to have a concept of zero and negative numbers.


In which year zero invented?

The concept of zero as a placeholder and numeral was invented around the 5th century CE in ancient India by mathematicians known as the Indian mathematicians. This idea spread to other civilizations and eventually reached Europe in the 12th century.


Who discoverd zero?

The MAYANS discovered the concept of zero:)


Who invented absolute zero?

Absolute zero was not "invented" by a specific person, as it is a theoretical concept in physics representing the lowest possible temperature, at which particles cease to move. Its concept was developed by multiple scientists, including William Thomson (Lord Kelvin) and Gustav Kirchhoff, through observations and experiments on the behavior of gases at low temperatures.


Where was our system of numerals invented?

It originated from the Indian subcontinent where the concept of zero was introduced into numbers what today we now call the Hindu-Arabic numeral system.


When was the zero invented?

Zero was invented about 4500 years ago.The concept of zero was not invented, it was more accurately discovered. When it was discovered is difficult. Different cultures stumbled across it at different times independently of each other. The approximate dates that foundational civilizations discovered the concept of zero are listed below:Mesopotamia - ca. 2000 BCEIndia - 4th century BCEChina - 4th century BCEArabia - 500 CEGreece - possibly as early as the 4th century BCE, but at least by 130 CERome - 525 CE (Dionysius Exiguus referred in his writings to zero as nulla)Olmecs - between 1500 and 400 BCE (they passed this on to subsequent cultures such as the Mayans)