How did the concept of zero originate and why is it important to mathematics?
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As I recall, numbers (numerals) are associated with collections of objects into what we call sets. The number 5 would indicate a collection of objects with 5 things. But what do you call a collection with no objects? Like if you had a set of 5 and I took them all away. You’d have nothing aka the empty set. The number we associate with the empty set is 0.
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