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2025-02-13 16:48:04 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B65D844512145A426BA8E2229CE89549DAE9B8BDC6A025250AD1A31C881B2A9B
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The oldest known use of 0 dates back to the Bakhshali manuscript. It contains hundreds of zeroes. Carbon dating revealed that it dates from as early as the 3rd or 4th century – approximately five centuries older than scholars previously believed. https://www.jainology.org/origin-of-the-symbol-zero-finally-established-2/
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