Did the Arabs Create the Numbering System We Use Today?

The system we call Arabic numerals was probably invented in India; in fact,
Arabs once called them "Hindu numbers."

You might think Arabic numerals got their start in an ancient Middle
Eastern civilization, but you'd be wrong. Our numbering system, known today
as Hindu-Arabic numbers, has long been attributed to two mathematicians
from India, Aryabhat and Brahmagupta. These mathematicians lived in the 5th
and 6th centuries BC, before the rise of the Arab Empire.
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