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The first person who came up with the concept of zero, probably a Babylonian, but the word may have arrived from Sanskrit. Many cultures did not have a "0", as exemplified by the Romans, as there is no Roman numeral 0.
The ancient Mayans were skilled in math and developed the concept of zero. They had a highly advanced number system and were able to perform complex mathematical calculations. This development of zero greatly influenced mathematics throughout the world.
Because the Romans didn't understand the concept of the number "Zero". If there is nothing, then why bother writing it down? The Arabs, whose sumeric system we use, were very advanced in math and came up with the concept that the number zero can be used in equations and calculations. So we use that system instead of the Roman system. ...that and the Romans didn't have decimals.
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