Indian mathematics

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history of mathematics topic mathematical tradition

Indian mathematics is the ancient and classical mathematical tradition of the Indian subcontinent, notable for foundational developments in arithmetic, algebra, and the concept of zero that significantly shaped later mathematical thought worldwide.

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Label	Occurrences
Ganita (mathematics) section of Aryabhatiya	1
History of Hindu Mathematics	1
Indian mathematics canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	history of mathematics topic ⓘ mathematical tradition ⓘ
continent	South Asia ⓘ surface form: Indian subcontinent
country	India ⓘ
culturalContext	Buddhist scholarly tradition ⓘ Hindu scholarly tradition ⓘ Jain scholarly tradition ⓘ
developedMethod	chakravala method for solving indeterminate equations ⓘ geometric constructions using cords and altars ⓘ iterative methods for root extraction ⓘ series expansions for trigonometric functions ⓘ
field	algebra ⓘ arithmetic ⓘ astronomy ⓘ geometry ⓘ number theory ⓘ trigonometry ⓘ
hasNotableConcept	Brahmagupta–Fibonacci identity ⓘ Pascal-type triangle ⓘ Pell-type equations ⓘ algebraic methods in astronomy ⓘ approximations to π ⓘ binomial coefficients ⓘ combinatorics ⓘ cosine function ⓘ early calculus-like methods ⓘ early trigonometric functions ⓘ infinite series ⓘ magic squares ⓘ place-value notation ⓘ positional decimal numeral system ⓘ rule of three in arithmetic ⓘ sine function ⓘ solutions of indeterminate equations ⓘ solutions of quadratic equations ⓘ use of negative numbers ⓘ versine function ⓘ zero as a number ⓘ
hasNotablePerson	Aryabhata ⓘ Bhaskara I ⓘ Bhaskara I ⓘ surface form: Bhaskara II Brahmagupta ⓘ Madhava of Sangamagrama ⓘ Mahavira (mathematician) ⓘ Manjulabhadra ⓘ Nilakantha Somayaji ⓘ Varahamihira ⓘ
hasNotableSchool	Jaina mathematical tradition ⓘ Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics ⓘ Vedic mathematical tradition ⓘ
hasNotableWork	Aryabhatiya ⓘ Bijaganita ⓘ Brahmasphutasiddhanta ⓘ Ganitasarasangraha ⓘ surface form: Ganita-sara-sangraha Lilavati ⓘ Pancanga astronomical tables ⓘ Siddhanta Shiromani ⓘ Shulbasutras ⓘ surface form: Sulba Sutras Yuktibhasa ⓘ
influenced	Islamic mathematics ⓘ development of modern numerals ⓘ global arithmetic practices ⓘ medieval European mathematics ⓘ
introducedTo	Europe via Arabic and Latin translations ⓘ Islamic world via translations ⓘ
timePeriod	Vedic period ⓘ classical period ⓘ medieval period ⓘ
usedLanguage	Prakrit ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ
usedScript	Brahmi numerals ⓘ Nagari numerals ⓘ

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Al-Khwarizmi → influencedBy → Indian mathematics ⓘ

Aryabhata → majorWorkSection → Indian mathematics ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ganita (mathematics) section of Aryabhatiya

Bibhutibhushan Datta → notableWork → Indian mathematics ⓘ

this entity surface form: History of Hindu Mathematics