In China, Gautama Siddha introduced Hindu numerals with zero in 718, but Chinese mathematicians did not find them useful, as they had already had the decimal positional counting rods.
I Kina, Gautama Siddha indførte Hinduistiske tal med nul i 718, men Kinesiske matematikere kunne ikke finde dem nyttige, da de havde allerede decimal positionelle tælle stænger.