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  2. Indian mathematics - Wikipedia

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    The topics treated include arithmetic (fractions, square roots, profit and loss, simple interest, the rule of three, and regula falsi) and algebra (simultaneous linear equations and quadratic equations), and arithmetic progressions. In addition, there is a handful of geometric problems (including problems about volumes of irregular solids).

  3. Quiz - Wikipedia

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    A printed quiz on health issues. A quiz is a form of mind sport in which people attempt to answer questions correctly on one or several topics. Quizzes can be used as a brief assessment in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, and skills, or simply as a hobby.

  4. Proceedings - Mathematical Sciences - Wikipedia

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    The journal was originally part of the Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences.This journal was established in 1934, but in 1978 it was split into three different journals: Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences – Mathematical Sciences, Journal of Earth System Science, and Journal of Chemical Sciences, all of them continuing as "volume 87".

  5. Pramana - Wikipedia

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    Hinduism identifies six pramanas as correct means of accurate knowledge and to truths: Pratyakṣa (evidence/ perception), Anumāna (inference), Upamāna (comparison and analogy), Arthāpatti (postulation, derivation from circumstances), Anupalabdhi (non-perception, negative/cognitive proof) and Śabda (word, testimony of past or present reliable experts).

  6. History of mathematics - Wikipedia

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    As a result, there is a corresponding growth in the demand for mathematics to help process and understand this big data. [231] Math science careers are also expected to continue to grow, with the US Bureau of Labor Statistics estimating (in 2018) that "employment of mathematical science occupations is projected to grow 27.9 percent from 2016 to ...

  7. History of mathematical notation - Wikipedia

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    The abstraction of notation is an ongoing process. The historical development of many mathematical topics exhibits a progression from the concrete to the abstract. Throughout 20th century, various set notations were developed for fundamental object sets. Around 1924, David Hilbert and Richard Courant published Methods of mathematical physics.

  8. Yāska - Wikipedia

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    Yāska was an ancient Indian [2] grammarian [3] [4] and linguist [5] (7th–5th century BCE [1]).Preceding Pāṇini (7th–4th century BCE [6] [7] [8]), he is traditionally identified as the author of Nirukta, the discipline of "etymology" (explanation of words) within Sanskrit grammatical tradition and the Nighantu, the oldest proto-thesaurus in India. [9]

  9. Mahāvīra (mathematician) - Wikipedia

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    Mahāvīra (or Mahaviracharya, "Mahavira the Teacher") was a 9th-century Indian Jain mathematician possibly born in Mysore, in India. [1] [2] [3] He authored Gaṇita-sāra-saṅgraha (Ganita Sara Sangraha) or the Compendium on the gist of Mathematics in 850 CE. [4]