When Was Arithmetic Invented?

The earliest written records indicate the Egyptians and Babylonians used all the elementary arithmetic operations as early as 2000 BC.

How was arithmetic invented?

The big contribution to the development of arithmetic was made by the ancient Greek mathematicians, in particular Pythagoreans, who tried to define all regularities of the world in terms of numbers. ... Arithmetic developed first of all in India and the countries of Islam and only then came to Western Europe.

Who is the creator of arithmetic?

The 7th Century Indian Mathematician and astronomer Brahmagupta is the father of arithmetic. Arithmetic is one of the oldest and elementary branches of Mathematics that deals with numbers and traditional operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

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