Question

What is the Hindu - Arabic number system?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Hindu–Arabic numeral system or Indo-Arabic numeral system is a positional decimal numeral system, and is the most common system for the symbolic representation of numbers in the world. It was invented between the 1st and 4th centuries by Indian mathematicians.

Answer 2

Explanation:

$\fbox \pink {A}\fbox \blue {n} \fbox \purple {s} \fbox \green{w} \fbox \red {e} \fbox \orange {r}$

Our own number system, composed of the ten symbols {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9} is called the Hindu-Arabic system. This is a base-ten (decimal) system since place values increase by powers of ten....

why is it used today?

Answer) The Hindu-Arabic numerals paved the way for the development of Algebra and the Decimal System, two major forms of math. ... This is also why the Hindu-Arabic numeral system is also known as the Hindu-Arabic decimal system. Today, decimals are mainly used to represent large, small, and exact quantities.