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Which classical civilization created the decimal system and numeral writing used in the world today?
It was a combination of civilisations. We use the Indo-Arabic system.
Do roman numerals have decimal points?
Not in the way we that would use a decimal point today. But they did use points to signify fractions of 12.
A numeration system based on grouping by tens?
decimal system
Does the decimal system use ten symbols?
No. It uses ten digits and the decimal point: eleven symbols in all.
Who invented the decimal number system?
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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