Hindu–Arabic Numeral System: Most common system for writing numbers
The Hindu–Arabic numeral system, sometimes known as the Arabic number system, is a system of numbers used all around the world.
It is a base-ten place-value system. This system has ten basic symbols, which are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. The Hindu–Arabic numeral system was first created by the Indians in the 6th or 7th century and then was used by the Arabs.
| Base | Decimal (base 10) |
|---|---|
| Zero | 0 |
| One | 1 |
| Two | 2 |
| Three | 3 |
| Four | 4 |
| Five | 5 |
| Six | 6 |
| Seven | 7 |
| Eight | 8 |
| Nine | 9 |
In Europe, Hindu-Arabic numeral system became very popular after the publication of Liber Abaci, a book written by Italian mathematician Fibonacci. They are very different from previous methods of counting, such as the abacus. The numbers allowed mathematics to develop. In the past, many other number systems had been used.
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