Samshlishtakuttaka, Saṃśliṣṭakuṭṭaka, Samshlishta-kuttaka: 1 definition

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Samshlishtakuttaka 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.

The Sanskrit term Saṃśliṣṭakuṭṭaka can be transliterated into English as Samslistakuttaka or Samshlishtakuttaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)

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Saṃśliṣṭakuṭṭaka (संश्लिष्टकुट्टक) refers to the “conjunct pulveriser”, according to the principles of Bījagaṇita (“algebra” or ‘science of calculation’), according to Gaṇita-śāstra, ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.—According to Bhāskara II in the Bījagaṇita: “If the divisor be the same but the multipliers different then making the sum of the multipliers the dividend and the sum of residues the residue (of a pulveriser), the investigation is carried on according to the foregoing method. This true method of the pulveriser is called the conjunct pulveriser (saṃśliṣṭakuṭṭaka)”

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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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