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Why is zero more powerful than most numbers? At first glance zero looks empty, meaningless and silent. It represent nothing. Yet this small symbol change mathematics, science, computer, economics, engineering and modern civilization itself. Without zero there would be no smartphones, no internet, no space missions, no artificial intelligence and no advanced banking systems. Zero is one of  great discovery in human history. It is both a number and an idea. It can mean nothing, but it can also create infinite possibility.Story of zero is deeply connected to philosophy, astronomy, trade, religion and technology. At present zero is use everywhere  from temperature measurement and accounting systems to computer coding and physics equation. Even the digital world runs on binary code made from only two digits: 0 and 1. Early Human Counting Systems - Origine of Zero Long before zero exist, humans use simple counting method. Ancient civilization count objects using stones, sticks, ma...