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'''Arabic numerals''' consist of the [[number system]] most commonly used in the world: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, etc. | '''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 Arabian [[mathematics|mathematicians]]. Most Arabs did not use these Indian numerals.{{fact}} | + | 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 Arabian [[mathematics|mathematicians]]. Most Arabs did not use these Indian numerals.{{fact}} It was [[Fibonacci]], the Italian mathematitian, who was finally successfull in introducing the Arabic numbers to Europe, around 1200 A.D. |
Indians first discovered the concept of zero (0). | Indians first discovered the concept of zero (0). | ||
[[category:mathematics]] | [[category:mathematics]] | ||
Revision as of 16:54, September 29, 2008
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 Arabian mathematicians. Most Arabs did not use these Indian numerals.[Citation Needed] It was Fibonacci, the Italian mathematitian, who was finally successfull in introducing the Arabic numbers to Europe, around 1200 A.D.
Indians first discovered the concept of zero (0).