The Eastern Arabicnumeral representing the numberzero:٠.
1857, Edward Sang,The Higher Arithmetic: Being a Sequel to Elementary Arithmetic, page61:
The formation of the successive terms may be more clearly shown by omitting the zeros altogether, or by supplying their places withnoktas, as in the margin, where it is seen that, while the root descends by one step at a time, the square descends two steps in the scale.
1874, British Association for the Advancement of Science,Report of the Annual Meeting, volume45, page61:
The change of figure in the line is denoted by an Arabicnokta (a sign like the diamond in a pack of cards); and this, though very clear for 0's, leaves the other figures unchanged,[…]
