When did it come to European cultures and when did it become more prevalent in Eastern (Asian cultures)? What was primarily used before this?
hi! there's lots of room for more info about various cultures' adoption of Arablic numerals, but meanwhile, catch up on previous responses here:
When and how did Asian countries switch to the use of Arabic numerals?
How and when did the arabic numbers took over the roman numbering system in Europe?
Why did Arabian numerals become the dominant numerals in Europe over Roman numerals?
When did Roman numerals stop being used?
How did the Arabic numerals become the world standard, essentially, for enumeration?
What kind of counting systems did they use in Europe before Arabic numerals became widespread?