Zero
is neither a positive nor a negative
number—it means an absence of value.
It is used as a placeholder in many
numbers, such as in the number 10.
Placing a zero after the numeral one
changes its value to ten.
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NEGATIVE NUMBERS
...-5 -4 -3 -2 -1
Sporting
Zero
There are
other names for
zero, especially
in sport. In soccer
it is called “nil,” in
tennis it is known as
“love,” and in cricket a
score of zero is called a “duck.”
Zero was
created in around
500
ce
in India. Once
zero was invented,
mathematics was
transformed. “Nothing”
had a numeral!
