Yes, but when you have a set of goods to proportion out and you are complete, then there is a zero. So it may be quite common. The Egyptians indicated a concep

Yes, but when you have a set of goods to proportion out and you are complete, then there is a zero. So it may be quite common. The Egyptians indicated a concept like zero with the NFR sign, for perfect. That’s the one with a circle and a cross on top. But, no decimal placeholder system, like described in the article. http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/Ancient-Africa/mad_ancient_egypt_zero.html http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/Ancient-Africa/mad_ancient_e...