Difference between revisions of "Arabic numerals"
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The term "Arabic numeral" is a misnomer that originated in 1847. The more accurate term is "Hindu-Arabic numeral," as the origin of the numerals is Hinduism in India between 400 B.C. and A.D. 400. The only connection with Arabs is that they communicated this system to Europe in the A.D. 900s, through Arab mathematicians. Most Arabs did not use these Indian numerals. | The term "Arabic numeral" is a misnomer that originated in 1847. The more accurate term is "Hindu-Arabic numeral," as the origin of the numerals is Hinduism in India between 400 B.C. and A.D. 400. The only connection with Arabs is that they communicated this system to Europe in the A.D. 900s, through Arab mathematicians. Most Arabs did not use these Indian numerals. | ||
| − | + | Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ first discovered the concept of zero (0). | |
Revision as of 07:41, March 13, 2007
Arabic numerals consist of the number system most commonly used in the world: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, etc.
The term "Arabic numeral" is a misnomer that originated in 1847. The more accurate term is "Hindu-Arabic numeral," as the origin of the numerals is Hinduism in India between 400 B.C. and A.D. 400. The only connection with Arabs is that they communicated this system to Europe in the A.D. 900s, through Arab mathematicians. Most Arabs did not use these Indian numerals.
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ first discovered the concept of zero (0).