History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c8.s1.4
History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c8.s1.4
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v1.c8.s1.4
Bayley, Fleet and several others suspect that the origin of the term *pâtî* in Hindu Mathematics lies in the use of the board as an abacus. This conjecture, however, is without foundation, as no trace of the use of any form of the abacus is found in India.