Why are there only ten numerals? (nine and zero)?
2006-09-30 15:57:58 · 6 answers · asked by Laura 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
They were created by the arabs, They are called arabic numerals
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_numerals
2006-09-30 16:06:50 · answer #1 · answered by Dylan 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They are called Hindu-Arabic, or just Arabic - but may actually have originated in Persia. The earliest writings using these shapes of digits do not include zero - the origin of zero is still debated.
2006-09-30 23:30:28 · answer #2 · answered by JBarleycorn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Base ten math because the first counting aids were probably the fingers.
;-)
2006-09-30 23:27:09 · answer #3 · answered by WikiJo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu-Arabic_numeral_system
2006-09-30 23:09:20 · answer #4 · answered by sonyack 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it also came from romans, the roman numeral system..........
2006-09-30 23:59:39 · answer #5 · answered by cris lance 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the phoenicians
2006-09-30 23:05:21 · answer #6 · answered by nora7142@verizon.net 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋