The Sanskrit terms Viṣamakarman and Viṣamakarma can be transliterated into English as Visamakarman or Vishamakarman or Visamakarma or Vishamakarma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)

Source: archive.org: Hindu Mathematics

Viṣamakarman (विषमकर्मन्) refers to the “rule of dissimilar operation”, according to the principles of Bījagaṇita (“algebra” or ‘science of calculation’), according to Gaṇita-śāstra, ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.—The process of solving the following two particular cases of simultaneous quadratic equations was distinguished by most Hindu mathematicians by the special designation viṣamakarman (dissimilar operation): [...].—Note: The name viṣamakarman originated obviously in contradistinction to the name saṅkramaṇa. This is evident from the term viṣamasaṅkramaṇa used by Mahāvīra for viṣamakarman.

Brahmagupta (628) in the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta: “The difference of the squares (of the unknowns) is divided by the difference (of the unknowns) and the quotient is increased and diminished bv the difference and divided by two; (the results will be the two unknown quantities); (this is) dissimilar operation (viṣamakarman)”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Viṣamakarman (विषमकर्मन्).—(in maths.) the finding of two quantities when the difference of their squares is given and either the sum or the difference of the quantities (Colebrooke).

Viṣamakarman is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣama and karman (कर्मन्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Viṣamakarman (विषमकर्मन्):—[=vi-ṣama-karman] [from vi-ṣama] n. an odd or unequalled act, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] a dissimilar operation

3) [v.s. ...] the finding of two quantities when the difference of their squares is given and either the sum or the difference of the quantities, [Colebrooke]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Viṣamakarman (विषमकर्मन्):—[viṣama-karman] (rmmā) 5. m. Odd affair; finding of quantities from their difference.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vishamakarman in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Partial matches: Karma, Vishama.

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