History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v2.c17.s14.29
History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v2.c17.s14.29
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v2.c17.s14.29
The interpolator is called by Brahmagupta *kṣepa*, *prakṣepa* or *prakṣepaka*.³ Śrîpati occasionally employs the synonym *kṣipti*.⁴ When negative, the interpolator is sometimes distinguished as 'the subtractive' (*śodhaka*).