The place value system is how our numbers work. Where the value of each symbol’s number is dependent in part upon its place in the number. Roman numerals don’t use the place value system.
3 separate Pristine Civilizations came up with the place value system for representing numbers.
- Babylonians used it and counted in base 60
- The Mayans used base 20, but didn’t have a common system for zero.
- The Indians used our numbering system, including a zero
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