There have been many inventions in the field of mathematics, but the invention of zero is considered to be the biggest invention of mathematics. Because the invention of zero changed the nature of mathematics and made calculations very easy.
What can zero do?
Zero is a special number that comes before and after a number but does not come by itself. Zero is used to write numbers in a meaningful way and to perform mathematical operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, division etc.
By the way, zero is a non-negative number, meaning it has no value. But if it is added to the back of a number, it becomes 10 times the value of that number. For example, adding a zero to 1 makes the value 10, and adding 0 to 10 makes it 100.
But when zero is placed before a number, then there is no effect on that number and there is no change in its value. For example, if 0 is added before 99, then it will become 099, that is, the value of the number neither decreases nor increases, that means it will remain the same.
But if zero is multiplied by a number, then that number also becomes zero. Like – (A * 0 = 0 or 0 * A = 0). And on adding or subtracting zero to any real number, the same number is obtained. Like ( A + 0 = A; A – 0 = A ).
If we divide a number by zero then the value of the quotient becomes infinite and if zero is divided by any number then it also becomes zero (0).
Thus, zero alone has no value, no significance but multiplying and dividing it by another number or adding or subtracting can change the mind of the number.
Who invented zero:
There has been a difference of opinion about the invention of zero since ancient times. Because it is believed that counting is being used from a long time ago and in such a situation the possibility of counting without zero is not easy. The main credit for the invention of zero goes to Indian scholar Brahmagupta. Because it is known from the historical description that in 628 AD, he first presented the description of the theory of zero.
But some consider Aryabhata, the great Indian economist and mathematician, to be the inventor of zero. Because Aryabhatta used zero before Brahmagupta. But he could not give the theory of zero, due to which Aryabhata is not considered as the main inventor of zero, Brahmagupta is considered as the main inventor of zero. Hence the credit for the discovery and invention of zero goes to Brahmagupta who lived in India in the 7th century BC.
But some historians also believe that zero was not discovered and zero was invented by any one person. It was invented by different people at different times and places. It is also claimed that the first mention of zero (0) is found in the book "Lok Vibhag", which was composed by a Digambara Jain monk named Sarvanandi. Originally in Prakrit.
While American mathematicians believe that zero was not invented in India. Rather, American mathematician Amir Ezel was the first to invent zero in Cambodia.
History of zero:
Zero is an important part of Indian culture and mathematics and is known by various names like zero, zero place, zero number and coordinate. Void is also mentioned in the ancient Vedic literature of India and was called "Zero" or "Void". The credit for using it as a number also goes to India. Zero in India Zero was fully developed in India by the fifth century. Zero is also mentioned in many ancient Indian mathematical texts.
According to history, zero was first used in the ancient Bakhshali manuscript and the symbol for it was also determined. But the exact date of the Bakhshali manuscript has not yet been determined, but it is certainly said to be older than the time of Aryabhata. The earliest known use of zero is found in Varahamihira's "Brihatjataka" written in 575 BCE. Another mention of zero was made by the Shunga mathematician Brahmagupta in his book "Brahmasphutasiddhanta" in 628 BCE.
After Brahmagupta gave the concept of zero, the use of zero started very fast in India. Most people agree that the development of modern mathematics is based on the discovery of zero. By the end of the twelfth century, zero reached the countries of Europe as well and European mathematicians there started using zero in calculations.
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