2006-11-10 04:35:09 · 4 answers · asked by Pierre G 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
India ... which is why they are actually called Hindu/Arabic numerals.
2006-11-10 04:37:19 · answer #1 · answered by dmb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The numerals arose in India between 400 BCE and 400 CE. They were transmitted first to West Asia, and eventually to Europe in the 10th century CE
Since knowledge of the numerals reached Europe through the work of Arab mathematicians and astronomers, the numerals came to be called "Arabic numerals."
In Arabic language itself, the Eastern Arabic numerals are called "Indian numerals," أرÙاÙ
ÙÙدÙØ©, (arqam hindiyyah) and a different set of symbols are used as numerals.
2006-11-10 15:03:01 · answer #2 · answered by mariner31 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
India
2006-11-10 18:23:47 · answer #3 · answered by Lynn Rosemary 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were developed in Ancient Rome and or Greece
2006-11-10 12:37:34 · answer #4 · answered by alli_oop94 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋