Alphabetic notation: 1 definition
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Alphabetic notation means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Source: archive.org: Hindu MathematicsAlphabetic notation (in ancient India) refers to the idea of using the letters of the alphabet to denote numbers.—This idea can be traced back to Pāṇini (c. 700 B.C.) who has used the vowels of the Sanskrit alphabet to denote numbers. No definite evidence of the extensive use of an alphabetic notation is, however, found upto the 5th century A.D. About this period a number of alphabetic notations were invented by different writers with the sole purpose of being used in verse to denote numbers.
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.
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