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Tritiyavarga, ṛtīⲹ, Tritiya-varga: 1 definition

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Tritiyavarga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term ṛtīⲹ can be transliterated into English as Trtiyavarga or Tritiyavarga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)

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ṛtīⲹ (तृतीयवर्�) refers to the “first square�, according to the principles of Bījagaṇita (“algebra� or ‘science of calculation�), according to Gaṇita-śāstra, ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.—In the Aṇuyogadvāra-sūtra, a work written before the commencement of the Christian Era, we find certain interesting terms for higher powers, integral as well as fractional, particularly successive squares (varga) and square-roots (ū). According to it the term prathamavarga (first square) of a quantity, say a, means 屹īⲹ (second square) = (a2)2 = ṛtīⲹ (third square) = ((a2)2)2; and so on.

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Ganita (गणित) or Ganitashastra refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.

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