[KingOfCoders]

The idea of zero is that it's used in a positional numeric system, not just as a symbol for nothingness, like in

    1305
  + 0935
    ----
    2240

or in calculations

   ((5-5)+2)*0 = (0+2)*0 = 2*0 = 0

[drieddust]

Thanks, but that's such a narrow definition of the concept.

Shukla Yajurveda[0] conservatively estimated to be written in 1200- 800 BCE period in 17.2.20 constructs powers of 10 upto a billion by names by adding shunya successively to 10.

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yajurveda

[KingOfCoders]

This is the concept of zero. The title said "The Elusive Origin of Zero". Widening the definition to something else doesn't expand understanding but creates confusion.