>found use of a decimal point by a Venetian merchant 150 years before Interesting a merchant was the one who so far started using it in the 1400s. Since Venic

>found use of a decimal point by a Venetian merchant 150 years before Interesting a merchant was the one who so far started using it in the 1400s. Since Venice was based upon trade, I wonder if some older use could be found in The Ottoman Empire or one of the Arab or India Empires ?