Brahmagupta
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| - | + | '''Brahmagupta''' (born {{circa|598 CE}}, died {{circa|668 CE}}) was an Indian [[Indian mathematics|mathematician]] and [[Indian astronomy|astronomer]]. He is the author of two early works on [[mathematics]] and [[astronomy]]: the ''[[Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta]]'' (BSS, "correctly established [[Siddhanta|doctrine]] of [[Brahma]]", dated 628), a theoretical treatise, and the ''[[Khaṇḍakhādyaka]]'' ("edible bite", dated 665), a more practical text. | |
| - | The [[cardinal number]] occurring before [[one]] and that [[denote]]s no [[quantity]] or amount at all, represented in [[Arabic numeral]]s as [[0]]. | + | |
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| - | The rules governing the use of zero appeared for the first time in [[Brahmagupta]]'s ''[[Brahmasphutasiddhanta|Brahmasputha Siddhanta]]'' (7th century). This work considers not only zero, but also negative numbers and the algebraic rules for the elementary operations of arithmetic with such numbers. In some instances, his rules differ from the modern standard, specifically the definition of the value of zero [[Division by zero|divided by zero]] as zero. | + | |
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| - | ==Etymology== | + | |
| - | From French ''zéro'', from Italian ''zero'', from Medieval Latin ''[[zephirum]]'', from Arabic ''صفر'' (ṣifr, “[[nothing]], [[cipher]]”). | + | |
| - | == Namesakes == | + | |
| - | *''[[Writing Degree Zero]]'', 1953, a book of literary criticism by Roland Barthes | + | |
| - | *''[[The Love of Zero]]'', a 1927 film by [[Robert Florey]] | + | |
| - | *''[[Zéro de conduite]]'', a 1933 film by French film director Jean Vigo | + | |
| - | == See also == | + | |
| - | *[[0 (year)]] | + | |
| - | *[[0 (number)]] | + | |
| - | *[[Empty]] | + | |
| - | *[[Nihil]] | + | |
| - | *[[Nothing]] | + | |
| - | *[[Void]] | + | |
| - | *[[Lack]] | + | |
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Brahmagupta (born Template:Circa, died Template:Circa) was an Indian mathematician and astronomer. He is the author of two early works on mathematics and astronomy: the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta (BSS, "correctly established doctrine of Brahma", dated 628), a theoretical treatise, and the Khaṇḍakhādyaka ("edible bite", dated 665), a more practical text.
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