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'''0''' ('''zero''') is a [[real number]] and is the [[integer]] between [[1 (number)|1]] and [[-1 (number)|-1]]. It is also | '''0''' ('''zero''') is a [[real number]] and is the [[integer]] between [[1 (number)|1]] and [[-1 (number)|-1]], which signifies a value of nothing. It is also a [[numerical digit]] and used as a placeholder for [[place value]] systems. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The number zero was invented twice - once in India and once in Mesoamerica. This invention is considered especially significant because it required a considerable cognitive leap to achieve and because it opened the door to a host of new applications for numbers. | The number zero was invented twice - once in India and once in Mesoamerica. This invention is considered especially significant because it required a considerable cognitive leap to achieve and because it opened the door to a host of new applications for numbers. | ||
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== Use in Mathematics == | == Use in Mathematics == | ||
== Use in Computer Science == | == Use in Computer Science == | ||
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Revision as of 09:29, 31 January 2008
0 (zero) is a real number and is the integer between 1 and -1, which signifies a value of nothing. It is also a numerical digit and used as a placeholder for place value systems.
History
The number zero was invented twice - once in India and once in Mesoamerica. This invention is considered especially significant because it required a considerable cognitive leap to achieve and because it opened the door to a host of new applications for numbers.