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There are two different things to consider:
(*) a place-holder for an empty column in a positional number system
(*) zero as a number in its own right.
Our number system is positional, so in the number 33, the first 3 means three lots of ten, and the second 3 means three units. If we didn't have 0, we would have trouble distinguishing between thirty-three and three hundred and three. We could write three hundred and three like this:
3 3 , leaving a space for the tens column.
This is prone to mistakes, so we could instead write three hundred and three like this:
3*3 , using * to indicate that the tens column is empty.
Something like using space and * as place-holders was done by the Babylonians about 3500 years ago. This is not the same thing as treating 0 (zero) as a number in its own right. That seems to have been first done by the Indian mathematician Brahmagupta, in 628 AD.
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What number is not a factor of any number but zero?
No number exists. ============ Zero is not a factor of any number but zero.
What happens to the hcf of 2 numbers when any one number is zero and both the numbers are zero?
Zero is tricky and is best avoided. If you're stuck with it, the GCF of zero and any other number is the other number. The GCF of zero and zero is zero.
Find PAN details by inputting PAN number?
pan details in pan number
Why is zero divided by zero undefined?
Zero divide by zero is zero. Any number divided by zero is zero........ :)ex. ( 10/0= 0 )
What is number 700000000000000000000000000 in words?
* the answer to, what is 700,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 in words is: SEVEN HUNDRED SEPTILLION * Seven zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero
History of number zero?
This URL has an excellent history of zero http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/HistTopics/Zero.html
Who invented the idea of number zero?
History shows that it was an Arabic idea.
What group in history first started using the number zero?
People from India.
What evidence is there for the number zero being invented in India?
The following website answers your question about the history of the number zero: http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/gen99/gen99535.htm
What is the ISBN of Zero History?
The ISBN of Zero History is 0670919527.
When did bhaskaracharya invent the number 0?
I hardly think the actual inventor of the number zero is known - it was a long time ago, and the exact details are unknown.
How many pages does Zero History have?
Zero History has 416 pages.
When was Zero History created?
Zero History was created on 2010-09-02.
You zero a number?
Did u mean how to make a number zero?. If so, then the answer is to make a number zero, it is needed to multiply the number with Zero .
Which number when added to a number gives a sum equal to a number?
zero + zero = zero
Is zero a negative number?
No. A negative number is a number below zero, not zero itself.The number zero is neither negative nor positive.
What is probability of selecting a rational number from set of real number?
Zero, since there are infinitely more irrational numbers than rational numbers. Note that "zero probability" is not the same as "impossible" in this case. For more details, see the Wikipedia article on "Almost surely".
