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jan 1, 1585 - [1585] Simon Stevin proposes the use of decimals in mathematics.

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Decimals were used before this, but not heavily. Fractions were mainly used and taught to represent numbers in between whole numbers. Simon Stevin proposed that decimals be used more.

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