Hindu–Arabic numeral system
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The Hindu–Arabic numeral system is the ten-digit numerical system that we commonly use today, consisting of the digits from 0 to 9. This system is also referred to as the decimal system because it is based on powers of ten. The origins of the Hindu–Arabic numeral system can be traced back to ancient India, where the numbers were first developed by Indian mathematicians around the 6th century.
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