Arabic numerals are simply the digits 0 through 9—the standard number symbols used in every classroom in the United States.

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  • Treczoks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 hours ago

    Of course they knew what nothing meant. They even had a word for it: nullum. Sounds familiar, somehow. But the key is to apply this to math, and having an actual symbol for it.