The top mathematician claims the digits 1 to 9 and zero, commonly known as Arabic numerals, were actually invented in India and should be called ‘Hindu numerals’.

Almost 30 years ago, a group of Kaktovik students invented a numbering system that reflected the way they counted in Iñupiaq and made math more intuitive for them. Soon, anyone in the world will ...

What the Hindu-Arabic numeral system did was to simplify the representation of numbering, which of course, was an important milestone that shaped modern mathematics.

The league returned to Roman numerals for Super Bowl 51 (LI) and has kept that numeration system in place ever since. No plans are in place to return to Arabic numerals for the Super Bowl — yet.

The Hindi numeral system can be traced back 5,000 years to the areas of present-day Pakistan and India. In the Triangle area, South Asians are a growing demographic, especially in western Wake County.