<P> The rules governing the use of zero appeared for the first time in Brahmagupta 's Brahmasputha Siddhanta ( 7th century ) . This work considers not only zero , but negative numbers , and the algebraic rules for the elementary operations of arithmetic with such numbers . In some instances , his rules differ from the modern standard , specifically the definition of the value of zero divided by zero as zero . </P>
when was zero first used in mathematical operations
in Brahmagupta 's Brahmasputha Siddhanta ( 7th century )