Aksharapalli
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Aksharapalli (Akṣarapallī) is a certain type of
Examples of syllables used to represent numerals
The following tables give examples of syllables used to represent numerals. The lists are not exhaustive.[2]
There are symbols for 20, 30, . . . 100 and then for 200, |
Usage
When the Aksharapalli system is used, the various syllables that constitute a number are placed one below the other as in the Chinese language and they are written in the margins of the various leaves of the manuscript. This arrangement may be the consequence an attempt to save space for the contents of the manuscript. This method can be seen in the earliest available manuscript containing the Aksharapalli system which is a manuscript of sixth century CE.
History
Nothing definitely is known about the origin of the system. It is conjectured that the system might have evolved from the ciphered-additive numeral system of
References
- ^ ISBN 9781139485333.
- ^ a b c Bibhutibbushan datta and Avadhesh Narayan Singh (1935). History of Hindu Mathematics A Source Book Part I. Asia Publishing House. pp. 72–75.
- ^ JSTOR 25207813.