History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c8.s7.1

v1.c8.s7.1

**Terminology.** The Hindu term for the cube is *ghana*. This term occurs in all the mathematical works. It has been used in the geometrical as well as the arithmetical sense, *i.e.*, to denote the solid cube as well as the continued product of the same number taken three times. Thus Âryabhaṭa I says: