[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.