The Babylonians were first to think about the concept within their system, but the Indians introduced it as a number as we know it today.
For positional place value purposes. Consider this! The Ancient Romans didn't have a zero. It was a Greek invention which was taken up by the Arabs and is how we got the number zero today.
Aryabhatta who invented 0(Zero) changed the world of mathematics
Ancient people created random numbers and made the word "zero"
INDIA
It was the invention and usage of a zero symbol
ramanujam
The invention of zero as a mathematical concept is attributed to ancient Indian mathematicians, with the earliest recorded use found in the 5th century by Brahmagupta. He defined zero as a numeral and provided rules for its use in arithmetic operations. The concept of zero later spread to the Islamic world and then to Europe, revolutionizing mathematics by enabling the development of the place-value system and advanced calculations. This innovation laid the groundwork for modern mathematics and science.
There was no zero in ancient Chinese numerals. The ancient Chinese number system was not a positional system, so there was no need for a zero.
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The zero was invented in northern India and passed on to Europe by Arabs.
It was the creation of the zero symbol.