Mahaviracharya
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Mahaviracharya was a prominent Jain mathematician and scholar of medieval India, best known for his influential treatise Ganitasarasangraha.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian mathematician
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Jain scholar ⓘ mathematician ⓘ person ⓘ |
| approximationUsed | approximation to π ⓘ |
| authorOf | Ganitasarasangraha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| describedAs |
author of Ganitasarasangraha
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prominent Jain mathematician of medieval India ⓘ |
| era | medieval India ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Indian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Jain philosophy
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mathematics ⓘ |
| genre | mathematical treatise ⓘ |
| hasPartInWork |
combinatorics
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geometry of plane figures ⓘ geometry of solids ⓘ indeterminate equations ⓘ mensuration ⓘ permutations and combinations ⓘ rules for arithmetic operations ⓘ rules for zero ⓘ series and progressions ⓘ treatment of fractions ⓘ |
| inAcademicDiscipline | history of mathematics ⓘ |
| influenced | later Indian mathematicians ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Indian mathematicians ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ganitasarasangraha
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contributions to algebra ⓘ contributions to arithmetic ⓘ contributions to geometry ⓘ systematization of earlier Indian mathematics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mainWorkSubject |
algebraic methods
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commercial arithmetic ⓘ geometry and mensuration ⓘ practical computation ⓘ |
| movement | Jainism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Ganitasarasangraha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
mathematician
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scholar ⓘ |
| placeInHistory | important figure in medieval Indian mathematics ⓘ |
| religion | Jainism ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Jain tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Indian mathematical tradition ⓘ |
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