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In what civilization was the concept of “zero” finally understood?

Retry Correct Incorrect Although the ancient Mayans and Mesopotamians both used zero-like characters to indicate absences, the actual concept of a “null value” wasn’t understood until the work of Indian mathematician and astronomer Brahmagupta during the 7th Century. He was also the first to note that subtracting one from one results in zero.

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In what civilization was the concept of “zero” finally understood?

• Mesopotamia
• India
• Maya
• China