Kuttakaganita, Kuṭṭakagaṇita, Kuttaka-ganita: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Source: archive.org: Hindu MathematicsKuṭṭakagaṇita (कुट्टकगणित) or “algebra” is another name for Bījagaṇita (“algebra” or ‘science of calculation’), according to Gaṇita-śāstra, ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.—The Hindu name for the science of algebra is bījagaṇita. Bīja means “element” or “analysis” and gaṇita “the science of calculation”. Thus bījagaṇita literally means “the science of calculation with elements” or “the science of analytical calculation”. Brahmagupta (628) calls algebra kuṭṭakagaṇita, or simply kuṭṭaka. [...] Algebra (bījagaṇita) is also called avyaktagaṇita or “the science of calculation with unknowns” (avyakta=unknown) in contradistinction to the name vyaktagaṇita or “the science of calculation with knowns” (vyakta=known) for arithmetic including geometry and mensuration.
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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Partial matches: Kuttaka, Ganita.
Full-text: Kuttaka, Bijaganita.
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