Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c7.s2.61

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c7.s2.61

*Geometrical Progression* : Earliest expression of an idea representing G. P. occurs in the *Chandaḥ-sūtra*³ ( rule of metres ) of Piṅgala ( c. 200 B. C. ) where the series : 1, 2¹, 2², 2³...is found. Mahāvīra⁴ ( 850

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Chandaḥsūtra — Piṅgala, Sanskrit