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title: Mysteries of vernacular: Zero — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/mysteries-of-vernacular-zero/
date: 2015-03-31
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# Mysteries of vernacular: Zero

Though the first written number system can be dated back to 2500 years ago in Mesopotamia, a zero-like symbol did not appear until 7th century CE India. Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel track the evolution of zero from a dot to the symbol we use today, as well as the Arabic, Italian and French roots of the word.

via TED Ed