Basically zero came in origin in 5 th century A. D. and the concept related to zero became broad and vase with time The discovery of zero is varied and is large enough to be described. The concept of zero was fully developed in the fifth century A.D. Before then, mathematicians struggled to perform the simplest arithmetic calculations. Today, zero — both as a symbol (or numeral) and a concept meaning the absence of any quantity — allows us to perform calculus, do complicated equations, and to have invented computers. History of zero Zero was invented independently by the Babylonians, Mayans and Indians (although some researchers say the Indian number system was influenced by the Babylonians). The Babylonians got their number system from the Sumerians, the first people in the world to develop a counting system. Six hundred years later and 12,000 miles from Babylon, the Mayans developed zero as a placeholder around A.D. 350 and used it to denote a placeholder in their elaborate calendar systems. Despite being highly skilled mathematicians, the Mayans never used zero in equations, however. Kaplan describes the Mayan invention of zero as the “most striking example of the zero being devised wholly from scratch.” India: Where zero became a number India was the first country to accept zero in their number system. Some scholars assert that the Babylonian concept wove its way down to India, but others give the Indians credit for developing zero independently. The concept of zero first appeared in India around A.D. 458. Mathematical equations were spelled out or spoken in poetry or chants rather than symbols. Different words symbolized zero, or nothing, such as "void," "sky" or "space." In 628, a Hindu astronomer and mathematician named Brahmagupta developed a symbol for zero — a dot underneath numbers. He also developed mathematical operations using zero, wrote rules for reaching zero through addition and subtraction, and the results of using zero in equations. This was the first time in the world that zero was recognized as a number of its own, as both an idea and a symbol. History of zero in india The credit for the invention of zero goes to Indian mathematicians and the number zero first appears in a book about ‘arithmetic’ written by an Indian mathematician‘Brahamagupta’. Zero signifies ‘nothing’ and the current definition calls it an ‘additive identity’. Mathematically; x + 0 = x, i.e. 0 is a number which, when added to a number yields the same number. When we go deeper, it becomes clearer that the things are much more complex. It wasn’t that somebody suddenly came up with the idea of the zero and the mathematicians throughout the world accepted it. Around 500 AD, Aryabhata, an Indian mathematician, devised a numbers system and the symbol he used for the number zero was also the number used to represent an unknown element (x). This system was confusing but the improvements continued and by 876 AD, the concept of zero was mostly understood and the symbol for it was ascertained. The Indian mathematicians Bhaskara, Mahavira and Brahamagupta worked on this new number and they tried to explain its properties. Some were true and some were not. For example, Bhaskara correctly that stated 0²=0 & 0½= 0 but he was wrong to have supposed that n/0 = Infinity. If n/0 = Infinity were to be true there would arise results which don’t make sense. One of them was 1 = 2 = 3 ……. The reason of this was that the Indian mathematicians could not conclude that no number could be divided by zero. In short the invention of zero was not a result of a single person Invention of zero was a carried out by various theories But as the contributions of Indian mathematicians aryabhat was the most significant in the discovery of zero number, he is offen described as the inventor of zero

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Thank You Priyanjali Ma'am

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Great insightful answer Ma'am!

02 Dec 2019

We are looking for the bridge between Indian philosophy and mathematics." "Zero and its operation are first defined by [Hindu astronomer and mathematician] Brahmagupta in 628," said Gobets. He developed a symbol for zero: a dot underneath numbers.

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It was discovered by aryabhatt

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