Current Events > India and the Maya were the only cultures that had a concept of zero.

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AmericaTheBrave
12/31/22 12:27:23 PM
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Ain't that wild? What did everyone else think represented nothing?

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SrRd_RacinG
12/31/22 12:47:07 PM
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It's interesting right?

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uwnim
12/31/22 12:49:24 PM
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AmericaTheBrave posted...
Ain't that wild? What did everyone else think represented nothing?
I think the idea was that since it is nothing, you don't need anything.

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Zikten
12/31/22 12:49:24 PM
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AmericaTheBrave posted...
What did everyone else think represented nothing?
Rest of the civilizations were like

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indica
01/02/23 4:25:21 AM
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In medieval Christian cultures, the idea of zero was considered sinful--that's where we get the word "naughty" from

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Sphyx
01/02/23 4:47:09 AM
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The concept originating with them doesn't mean the other cultures that borrowed from them had no concept of it.

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Nukazie
01/02/23 4:51:14 AM
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"I got nothing" - some people that had nothing

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itachi15243
01/02/23 5:00:44 AM
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Back then they still used Roman numbers and would denote N for Nullus if they for some reason need to right out nothing iirc.

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