Avyaktamana, Avyaktamāna, Avyakta-mana: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Source: archive.org: Hindu MathematicsAvyaktamāna (अव्यक्तमान) refers to the “measure of an unknown”, according to the principles of Bījagaṇita (“algebra” or ‘science of calculation’), according to Gaṇita-śāstra, ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.—The unknown quantity was called yāvattāvat (as many as, so much as). In later times this name, or its abbreviation yā, is used for the unknown. According to the celebrated Sanskrit lexicographer Amarasiṃha (f. 400 A.D.), yāvattāvat denotes measure or quantity (māna). He had probably in view the use of that term in Hindu algebra to denote “the measure of an unknown” (avyaktamāna). In the case of more unknowns, it is usual to denote the first yāvattāvat and the remaining ones by alphabets or colours.
Ganitashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, gaṇitaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
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Partial matches: Avyakta, Mana.
Full-text: Mana, Ya, Yavattavat.
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