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Who Invented The Numbers?<\/strong>\u00a0The numbers are graphics or representations used in the language to represent quantities, times, frequencies, measurements, among other life events that can be measured in everyday people. The numbers we know and use today are 0.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7,8,9, and were invented in India.<\/span><\/p>\n

The current numbering system is called Arabic numbers or Indian numbers, these were introduced by the Arabs to Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n

History of the Numbers<\/span><\/h2>\n

The Arabic numeral system is considered to have developed in India between the fifth and eighth centuries. This civilization used as inspiration the\u00a0Chinese numbering system called Hua Ma<\/a><\/strong>, which used 10 as its base, with 9 glyphs as in the Arabic.<\/span><\/p>\n

The numbers have a shape that is based on angles.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example<\/strong>, the number 1 has an angle, 2 has two angles, and so on until you reach zero which is the only number that has no angles.<\/span><\/p>\n

In India, the zero represented by a point was used. Then the Phoenicians began to use Arabic numerals for counting and trading. They put practical use to the existing knowledge of numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Who Invented The Numbers?<\/span><\/h2>\n

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In the 10th century, Arabic mathematicians added fractions to the numbering system.\u00a0Al-Jwarizmi<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0was the author of the book \u201cAbout the calculations with the numbers of India\u201d in the year 825. This book was really important for the development of mathematics at that time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another important work for mathematical science was Al-Kindi\u2019s 4-volume book called \u201cThe Use of Indian Numbers\u201d. This book was vital in spreading India\u2019s number system in the Middle East region and then in the West.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Arabs brought this numbering system to North Africa, then extended it to other areas. In the Middle Ages, its use became popular in Europe and later in its colonies due to the increase in international trade, so it spread to other regions of the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the ancient Muslim world, only mathematicians used the Arabic number system, not ordinary people. Scientists used the Babylonian system and merchants the Greek and Hebrew systems.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was a long time before the use of the Arabic numeral system was extended to all populations and social classes.<\/span><\/p>\n