Definition:Radix Point/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Radix Point
The earliest known use of the technique of the radix point is the Babylonian number system.
This was a sexagesimal system which used a specific symbol to separate the integer part from the fractional part.
Sources
- 2008: Ian Stewart: Taming the Infinite ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $1$: Tokens, Tallies and Tablets: Symbols for small numbers