The Sanskrit term Cambucavṛtta can be transliterated into English as Cambucavrtta or Cambucavritta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chambuchavritta.

In Hinduism

Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)

Source: archive.org: Science And Technology In Medievel India (Math)

Cambucavṛtta (चम्बुचवृत्त) refers to “conic sections” representing one of the eight divisions of a circle (vṛtta), as described in the Kṣetragaṇitaśāstra, as mentioned in A. Rahman’s Science and Technology in Medievel India: A bibliography of source materials in Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian.—Ancient and medieval India produced a wide range of scientific manuscripts and major contributions lie in the field of medicine, astronomy and mathematics, besides covering encyclopedic glossaries and technical dictionaries.—The Kṣetragaṇita-śāstra is a Sanskrit mathematical treatise dealing with the art of measuring lands, containing well-defined and established technical terms [e.g., Cambucavṛtta] wanted for practical use in the Tamil language.

context information

Ganitashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, gaṇitaśāstra) 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vritta, Cambuca.

Full-text: Cambuca.

Relevant text

No search results for Cambucavritta, Cambucavṛtta, Cambuca-vṛtta, Cambuca-vritta, Cambucavrtta, Cambuca-vrtta; (plurals include: Cambucavrittas, Cambucavṛttas, vṛttas, vrittas, Cambucavrttas, vrttas) in any book or story.