Melvil Dewey created the Dewey Decimal system. It is a classification system used by libraries, and not what is meant in the question.
The decimal number system is the number system that we all use on a daily basis; it was invented by a succession of Arab and Hindu mathematicians beginning about 1400 years ago.
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∙ 13y agoMathematicians in ancient India s invented the decimal system around in the 9th century CE. It was later adopted by Persian and Arabic mathematicians and spread to the western world by the High Middle Ages.
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Melvil Dewy
Decimal.
The decimal system.
India invented the use of the 0 as a place holder and so the decimal system.
Mathematicians in ancient India s invented the decimal system around in the 9th century CE. It was later adopted by Persian and Arabic mathematicians and spread to the western world by the High Middle Ages.
The first people to use the decimal system and the number zero WERE NOT THE CHINESE! I am learning about this in school. The ancient Hindu's invented them during the Gupta Empire.
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The Dewey Decimal Classification system was invented by Melvil Dewey in 1876. This system assigns a unique number to each book based on its subject matter to help organize and categorize nonfiction books in libraries.
Melvil Dewy
The decimal system is based on the number ten.
Decimal system
The decimal number system.
Decimal.
The decimal system.
Melvil Dewey, an American librarian, was the inventor of the Dewey Decimal Classification system in 1876. This system revolutionized library organization by categorizing books based on subject and assigning them a unique number for easy retrieval and shelving.