Alkalasadi, Alkalasâdî: 1 definition
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Alkalasadi means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: archive.org: Hindu Mathematics (History)Alkalasâdî (died 1486) is the name of an Arab scholar who, in his works, included references to the “Indian number system” or “Hindu numeral notation” (with zero), which was perfected and was in use in India during the earliest centuries of the Christian era.—In his commentary of the Talkhis of Ibn Albanna, Abul Hasan Ali Alkalasadi states: “These nine signs, called the signs of the ghobār (dust), are those that are employed very frequently in our Spanish provinces and in the countries of Maghrib and of Africa. Their origin is said to have been attributed by tradition to a man of the Indian nation. This man is said to have taken some fine dust, spread it upon a table and taught the people multiplication, division and other operations”.
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