Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c7.s3.10

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c7.s3.10

Mahāvīra⁶ (c. 850 A.D.) first gave the general formula for nc_r. Bhāskara II (c. 1150 A. D.) gave the name *ankapāśa* to the subject of permutation and combination. He also gave the general formulae for nc_r and np_r. Bhāskara II made some other valuable contributions to the subject of permutation and combination. He gave the rules¹ to find :

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