Zero in mathematics: 15 fascinating facts you should know about
Zero (symbolically ‘0’) is a special number in mathematics and so, read on to find out some interesting facts about the number. The invention of zero brought a revolution in the field of mathematics. Several mathematical concepts, researches, methods and theories we have today, but none of these would have been possible without the concept of zero. Here, we have gathered some amazing facts about this extremely important number that you need to know. The number 0 was invented much later than all the other natural numbers. Brahmagupta, a mathematician and Hindu astronomer, invented the concept of zero in the 7th century. Over centuries, several other countries learnt the idea of zero and started using it in mathematics. Brahmagupta gave some rules regarding addition and subtraction with zero, but he couldn’t explain anything about division. In English, the word ‘zero’ was first used in the year 1604. 0 is neither a positive number, nor a negative number. It’s a neutral number. Man...