Problem 1384. Who invented zero?

Created by Harish Maradana

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James on 25 Mar 2013

Brahmagupta gets no respect. No respect, I tell ya.

Tim on 26 Mar 2013

Was zero invented, or discovered?

Ned Gulley on 26 Mar 2013

Hi Harish:

Keep in mind that fill-in-the-blank style questions aren't a great match for Cody since competitors can always inspect the test suite.

mohd mu'aazullah yaakob on 28 Dec 2016

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