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# Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c7.s2.8

Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c7.s2.8

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### [c7.s2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1979.c7.s2.8)

In Indian treatises, three types of series occur viz. arithmetic, complex and geometric series. The classification appeared late in the 9th century A. D. in the \*Gaṇitasārasaṃgraha\* of Mahāvīra (850 A. D. ).

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## Cites (1)

- [Gaṇitasārasaṅgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.ganita.patibija.pracina.ganitasarasangraha) — Mahāvīra (mathematician), Sanskrit

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