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Quote: all arithmetical operations resolve to increase and decrease, i.e., addition and subtraction
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Bhaskara I (c. 525) states [in his commentary on the Aryabhatiya]: "All arithmetical … increase and decrease. Addition is increase and subtraction … have said: 'Multiplication and evolution are particular kinds … consist of increase and decrease.' Hence the whole … Google-1 Google-2
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Topic: history of mathematics (57 items)
Topic: reductionism (51 items)