real truth about zero

Submitted by siddiqui sarfaraz (India), Nov 30, 2007 at 10:36

hi greg, first of all tell me who told you that zero was invented in india? basically our number system is called hindu-arabic number system. do you know why? becoz it is not clear that where does it exist from as you said it invented in india and exported to arad through trade. if i say opposite of that but in arab it is sifr which means zero. it existed when the arabic language came into existence

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