What numeral could Sumerians not express?

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2026-09-07 19:46

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The Sumerians, using a sexagesimal (base-60) numeral system, had difficulty expressing the numeral for zero as a standalone value. While they had a placeholder for zero in certain contexts to denote the absence of a value, the concept of zero as a number in its own right was not fully developed in their numeral system. This limitation affected their ability to perform certain mathematical operations and calculations.

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