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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Arithmetic deals with calculations using numbers. Pāṭīgaṇita is the Samskrit word for arithmetic and geometry .Pāṭīgaṇita is formed by combining the words Pāṭī (slate) and gaṇita (mathematics). Since gaṇita was done using a board of a slate , it was called Pāṭīgaṇita. | Arithmetic deals with calculations using numbers. Pāṭīgaṇita is the Samskrit word for arithmetic and geometry .Pāṭīgaṇita is formed by combining the words Pāṭī (slate) and gaṇita (mathematics). Since gaṇita was done using a board of a slate , it was called Pāṭīgaṇita. For all transactions using numbers will require the basic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, squaring etc. Ancient Indian Mathematicians mentioned eight fundamental operations together called as ''Parikarmāṣṭaka''. | ||
== Definition == | |||
''Parikarma'' means arithmetic operations and ''aṣṭaka'' means group of eight | |||
saṅkalanam | |||
vyavakalanam | |||
guṇana | |||
bhājana | |||
varga | |||
varga-mūla | |||
ghana | |||
ghana-mūla | |||
Revision as of 12:08, 3 June 2022
Introduction
Arithmetic deals with calculations using numbers. Pāṭīgaṇita is the Samskrit word for arithmetic and geometry .Pāṭīgaṇita is formed by combining the words Pāṭī (slate) and gaṇita (mathematics). Since gaṇita was done using a board of a slate , it was called Pāṭīgaṇita. For all transactions using numbers will require the basic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, squaring etc. Ancient Indian Mathematicians mentioned eight fundamental operations together called as Parikarmāṣṭaka.
Definition
Parikarma means arithmetic operations and aṣṭaka means group of eight
saṅkalanam
vyavakalanam
guṇana
bhājana
varga
varga-mūla
ghana
ghana-mūla
