'Arabic numerals' were invented by the Arabs
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The decimal place-value system with zero was developed in India. The Arabs learned it from India and called the numerals 'Hindu numerals'. Europe learned it from the Arabs.
Myth: Our numerals 0–9 and the decimal system were invented in Arabia.
Fact: The decimal place-value system with zero was developed in India. The Arabs learned it from India and called the numerals 'Hindu numerals'. Europe learned it from the Arabs.
Brahmagupta (628 CE) gave rules for calculating with zero. Around 825 CE, the Persian mathematician al-Khwarizmi wrote a book on calculating with the Indian numerals, and its Latin translation spread the system in Europe.