Vargakuttaka, Vargakuṭṭaka, Varga-kuttaka: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Source: archive.org: Hindu MathematicsVargakuṭṭaka (वर्गकुट्टक) refers to the “square-pulveriser”, according to the principles of Bījagaṇita (“algebra” or ‘science of calculation’), according to Gaṇita-śāstra, ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.—The indeterminate equation of the type [vx + c = y2] is called vargakuṭṭaka or the “square-pulveriser”, inasmuch as, when expressed in the form the problem reduces to finding a square (varga) which being diminished by c will be exactly divisible by b, which closely resembles the problem solved by the method of the pulveriser (kuṭṭaka)
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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