Multiple choice

Who invented zero?

  1. Bhaskra

  2. Archimedes

  3. Aryabhatta

  4. Varahamihira
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Explanation

Aryabhatta is credited with the invention and use of zero as a number in the 5th century CE. While the concept existed in earlier civilizations, Aryabhatta formalized zero's use in mathematical calculations and the decimal system. Bhaskara, Varahamihira were later astronomers, and Archimedes was Greek.

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