Dhulikarma, Dhūlīkarma, Dhūlīkarman, Dhuli-karma, Dhuli-karman, Dhulikarman: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Source: archive.org: Hindu MathematicsDhūlīkarma (धूलीकर्म) refers to “dust-work” and is another name for pāṭīgaṇita (“science of calculation on the board”), according to the principles of Hindu gaṇita (“science of calculation”) and gaṇita-śāstra (ancient Indian mathematics).—The carrying out of mathematical calculations was sometimes called dhūlīkarma (“dust-work”), because the figures were written on dust spread on a board or on the ground. Some later writers have used the term vyaktagaṇita (“the science of calculation by the ‘known’”) for pāṭī-gaṇita to distinguish it from algebra which was called avyaktagaṇita (“the science of calculation by the ‘unknown’”).
Ganitashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, gaṇitaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Karma, Dhuli, Tuli.
Full-text: Dhuli, Avyakta, Vyakta, Pati, Vyaktaganita, Avyaktaganita.
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