History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c8.s14.1
History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c8.s14.1
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v1.c8.s14.1
**Regula Falsi.** The rule of false position is found in all the Hindu works.¹ Bhâskara II gives prominence to the method and calls it *iṣṭa-karma* ("rule of supposition"). He describes the method thus: