History of Zero in India
The history of zero in India goes back to the 5th century. In the 5th century, a well-known mathematician and astronomer named Aryabhatta introduced zero in India.
Earlier, zero was represented as a dot in mathematics and later when it reached Arab, an oval shape was given to the number that we today know as the ‘0’ digit. This is the reason why zero belongs to the Hindu-Arabic numeral system. After Aryabhatta, Bramhaputra is credited for zero, in the 7th century, Bramhaputra started using zero in mathematical operations.
Who invented Zero?
The concept of zero has not always been around, however, the introduction of zero brought a lot of changes not only in math but also in the general life of people.
Zero has so many different names, for example, ‘null’, ‘nil’, ‘0’ as a digit, ‘sunya’ in Sanskrit, and so on. It is fascinating how the origin of zero bought changed and now it is used as a prime digit in mathematics. Before learning about the modern zero, let’s learn about the origin of zero in India.
Table of Content
- Origin of Zero in India
- History of Zero in India
- Modern Zero
- Who Actually Invented Zero?
- How Zero Got Named?
- Journey of Origin of Zero