The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 11 days agoThe invention of zerolemmy.worldimagemessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up1667arrow-down17
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minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·11 days agoThe Babylonians did not have a concept of zero. They had a symbol for a zero in their base 60 numeral system, but didn’t use it as a standalone number or concept.
The Babylonians did not have a concept of zero. They had a symbol for a zero in their base 60 numeral system, but didn’t use it as a standalone number or concept.