History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c8.s2.4

v1.c8.s2.4

The Hindu name for addition is *saṁkalita* (made together). Other equivalent terms commonly used are *saṁkalana* (making together), *miśraṇa* (mixing), *sammelana* (mingling together), *prakṣepaṇa* (throwing together), *saṁyojana* (joining together), *ekîkaraṇa* (making into one), *yukti*, *yoga* (addition) and *abhyâsa*,⁴ etc. The word *saṁkalita* has been used by some writers in the general sense of the sum of a series.⁵