The evolution of Hindu-Arabic numeral system...

Ajay0 · Sep 5, 2021

A great article by HistoryExtra , on the Hindu-Arabic numeral system and mathematics which originated in India, and its evolution down the centuries.

Digital revolution: the evolution of Hindu-Arabic numerals

(HistoryExtra is the official website for BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed. )

It is impossible today to imagine a world without what are known as Hindu-Arabic numerals. These nine symbols or digits (1 to 9) and zero (0) – crucially, together with the system of arranging them in place value – are at the very heart of so much of modern life. Without them there would be no computers and no space travel. Indeed, there would be precious little science, technology or medicine of any kind, to say nothing of mathematics itself.

Try to add LIX to VII and you’ll quickly understand why maths would not have evolved far with the Roman numeric system.

~ Violet Moller (historian, writer)
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Ajay0 · Aug 2, 2024

Article on ancient India's impact on the world with mathematics.

Five ways ancient India changed the world – with maths

It should come as no surprise that the first recorded use of the number zero, recently discovered to be made as early as the 3rd or 4th century, happened in India. Mathematics on the Indian subcontinent has a rich history going back over 3,000 years and thrived for centuries before similar advances were made in Europe, with its influence meanwhile spreading to China and the Middle East.

As well as giving us the concept of zero, Indian mathematicians made seminal contributions to the study of trigonometry, algebra, arithmetic and negative numbers among other areas. Perhaps most significantly, the decimal system that we still employ worldwide today was first seen in India.
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wilsjane · Aug 3, 2024

Ajay0 said: ↑

A great article by HistoryExtra , on the Hindu-Arabic numeral system and mathematics which originated in India, and its evolution down the centuries.

Digital revolution: the evolution of Hindu-Arabic numerals

(HistoryExtra is the official website for BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed. )
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LIX + VII = LXVI What is difficult,?

wilsjane · Aug 3, 2024

The biggest problem with metric in engineering, is that 10 cannot be divided by 3 without a recurring decimal.
I do all my designs in imperial, I still love the slide-rule. LOL

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