![]() ![]() Composition in verse form, use of synonymous words, metaphorical expression, which are unexpected processes for the exposition of technical matter, have been the rule in all the vast Sanskrit mathematical literature. Propensity to orality, use of memory, brain work are his specific qualities. The attitude of the traditional learned man, called “pandit”, is the same, whether he works on literary or technical matter. A few examples display clearly some salient features of the habits of exposition and the methods of thought of ancient and medieval Indian mathematicians. The originality of India’s mathematical texts is a consequence of the refined culture of the scholars who produced them. ![]()
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