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The Strange and Surprising History of the Once-Rejected Zero

Conceptual problems, ideology clashes and xenophobia prevented the concept of zero from catching on for a long time. Today all mathematics is based on it

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The Strange and Surprising History of the Once-Rejected Zero

Conceptual problems, ideology clashes and xenophobia prevented the concept of zero from catching on for a long time. Today all mathematics is based on it

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