History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v2.c17.s2.t1.17

v2.c17.s2.t1.17

This use of the zero sign in arithmetic was considered necessary as algebraic symbols could not be used there. Lack of an efficient symbolism is bound to give rise to a certain amount of ambiguity in the representation of an algebraic equation especially when it contains more than one known. For instance, in³