Hindu-Arabic
Our number system
Hindu-Arabic describes the decimal numeral system using the digits 0-9 that originated in India and reached Europe through Arab mathematicians.
Almost always appears in Hindu-Arabic numerals, distinguishing this system from Roman numerals or other notation: Children learn Hindu-Arabic numerals before Roman ones.
Single-place numerals
- decimalTenths-based notation
- zeroNumerical absence of quantity
- placeholderTemporary position marker
- positionalRelating to placement
notation · counting · algorithm · mathematics · computation · cipher · figures · arithmetic
Sending of information
- translationConverting between languages
- BaghdadIraqi seat of government
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- GuptaWidespread South Asian surname
Sanskrit · manuscripts · adoption · spread · diffusion · Renaissance · merchants · banking
Finite instruction sequences
- carryingHolding and moving
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
- multiplicationProduct-finding operation
- divisionSplitting into parts
digits
Single-place numerals
- decimalTenths-based notation
- zeroNumerical absence of quantity
- placeholderTemporary position marker
positional · notation · counting · algorithm · mathematics · computation · cipher · figures · arithmetic · numeration
transmission
Sending of information
- translationConverting between languages
- BaghdadIraqi seat of government
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
Gupta · Sanskrit · manuscripts · adoption · spread · diffusion · Renaissance · merchants · banking · bookkeeping
algorithms
Finite instruction sequences
- carryingHolding and moving
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
- multiplicationProduct-finding operation