It wasn't until the 12th century that the concept of zero reached Europe, transforming mathematics by making complex calculations possible.

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How Did the Romans Represent Zero?

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I t wasn't until the 12th century that the concept of zero reached Europe, transforming mathematics by making complex calculations possible. Given this was several decades after the fall of the Roman Empire, it begs the question: What did the Romans do without zero?

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