alleryStart learning →In which century did positional decimal fractions first appear in a book by al-Uqlidisi?
A3rd century BCE
B15th century
C10th century
D17th century
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. 10th century
Al-Uqlidisi wrote about positional decimal fractions in the 10th century.
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