INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Yes, the decimal numeral system, including the concept of zero, was invented in India during the rule of the Gupta Empire.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the seventh century, the writings of the mathematician Brahmagupta are the first known in which zero is considered a number (not just a placeholder digit) and which explain how to operate with zero.

Detailed explanation-3: -Aryabhata and other mathematicians of ancient India first adopted the decimal system of numbers and place value system writing numbers the way we do today.

Detailed explanation-4: -The concept of zero as a written digit in the decimal place value notation was developed in India.

Detailed explanation-5: -During the Gupta period, there was no symbol for denoting ‘zero’. The mathematician Aryabhatta used the powers of ten with null co-efficients to indicate ‘zero’. The Gupta’s used alphabetical letters to represent numbers. Aryabhatta’s technique was used to calculate the precise diameter of a surface.