History of Mathematics

Zero first marked empty places in written numbers, in Babylon and elsewhere. It became a number with its own arithmetic rules in India, where Brahmagupta set them out in 628 AD.

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The theorem says four colors suffice to color any map so neighbors differ. Its 1976 proof relied on a computer, which raised doubts about checkability and whether it counts as a proof.

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