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This question has no answer, for the decimal system of counting has been in use for millennia, from the Mediterranean to China.
Christopher Ellis,
Though you are correct that the Decimal system has been used for a long time, everything starts somewhere. In this case the Decimal System started in the Gupta Empire. Sorry that a 16 year old has more knowledge than someone in they're late 50's to early 60's.
answered by Coyote G. Farmer
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What were the major characteristics of the mauryan and gupta empires?
For the Gupta Empire, they created the concept of zero and the decimal system.
A numeration system based on grouping by tens?
decimal system
How was the decimal system in Egyptian number system?
The decimal system is the same anywhere. Dec means 10 so the decimal system is a system used on the base 10 system.
What blank is a decimal system of measurement?
The metric system is mostly a decimal system of measurement.
What advantages does a decimal money system have?
What advantages does a decimal money system have/?
What is the base of the decimal system?
The decimal system is based on the number ten.
What is the standard decimal numeral system called?
Dewey decimal system
Why do computers use the decimal system?
Computers use a binary system, not decimal.
What are numbers expressed in the decimal system?
All real numbers can be represented in the decimal system. Complex numbers can be represented by a pair of numbers in the decimal system.
What is the dovey decimal classification system?
"What are the classification under the dovey decimal classification system?"
Who found decimal system and zero?
decimal system and zero are the contribution of the Indians to the humanity.
What was the Byzantine empires system of laws called?
Justinian code
