unit-2-the-world-of-numbers

Unit-2 The World of Numbers

This unit puts light on the invention of numbers, origin of these numbers and how old are they.

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Why do you think the Hindu Arabic system has turned out to be the most popular? What are its advantages over the Roman numerals?


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Written on Apr 17, 2019 7:16:14 PM

•The representation of numbers in Hindu-Arabic numerals is simple and not cumbersome, compared to Roman numerals and other system of numerals.

•The Hindu-Arabic system incorporates 0, which is crucial to mathematics.

•The Hindu-Arabic system is based on the “place-value” of numbers, which makes arithmetic operations easier to compute.