Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c5.s6.1

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c5.s6.1

The early symbolic numerals of the world were of various types. The characters varied to meet the linguistic conditions of the different cultural areas in different parts. Here main types of numerals used by the Ancient Babylonians, Egyptians, Chinese, Greeks, Romans, Indians and Arabians are tabulated below.

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