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12 January, 02:59

Brahmagupta's book is the oldest text representing zero as a number, using the symbol 0. Why was this a mathematical breakthrough?

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  1. 12 January, 06:32
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    Understanding zero as a number represented by the symbol 0 enabled mathematicians to have a representation of nothing. Having a digit to represent zero enables mathematics to be more abstract, and allows more complex problems to be solved.
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