Among the results of the Greek and Islamic influence on this period in European history was the replacement of Roman numerals with the decimal positional number system and the invention of algebra, which allowed more advanced mathematics.
Blandt resultaterne for den græske og islamiske indflydelse i denne periode i europæisk historie var overgangen fra romertal til talsystemet decimal positionstalsystem og opfindelsen af algebra, der gjorde mere avanceret matematik mulig.