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Decimals were probably invented when we didn't have any way of showing parts of numbers.
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Did you invented repeating decimals?
No.
What did Simon Stevin contribute to the mathematical world?
He invented decimals
Who invented place values?
a European mathematician did it two or three centuries ago. before then they used fractions instead of decimals.
What year were decimals invented?
It is thought that decimal numbers were used by the Elamite dynasty (Iran) approx 5000 (+/- 500) years ago.
What are three kinds of decimals?
Two of them are terminating decimals and recurring decimals
Did you invented repeating decimals?
No.
What If decimals didn't exist?
Before decimals were invented, people used fractions.
Who invented decimals fractions and percentages?
Joe shmoe
What did Simon Stevin contribute to the mathematical world?
He invented decimals
What does the Bible say about repeating decimals?
Decimal notation was invented long after the text of the Bible was set in final form, so the Bible says nothing about decimals.
Why did the Arabs use fractions?
The Arabs wished to express quantities that were not whole numbers. As to why they used fractions as opposed to decimals for this, that was owing to the fact that they had not invented decimals yet.
Who invented decimals?
Decimals were first used in ancient Egyptian and Babylonian civilizations around 2000-3000 BC for calculations. They were further developed by ancient Greek mathematicians such as Archimedes and were popularized by the Persian mathematician Al-Khwarizmi in the 9th century.
Who invented place values?
a European mathematician did it two or three centuries ago. before then they used fractions instead of decimals.
What year were decimals invented?
It is thought that decimal numbers were used by the Elamite dynasty (Iran) approx 5000 (+/- 500) years ago.
What are signs for decimals?
terminating decimals and repeating decimals
What are three kinds of decimals?
Two of them are terminating decimals and recurring decimals
What are the different kinds of decimal?
terminating decimals non terminating decimals repeating decimals non repeating decimals
