Algebra
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Algebra is one of the broad areas of Mathematics. The Hindu name for the science of algebra is bijaganita. Bija means "element" or "analysis" and ganita means " the science of calculation". Bijaganita literally means "science of calculation with elements or the science of analytical calculation.
Brahmagupta (628) calls algebra as Kuttaka-ganita or Kuttaka. Kuttaka means pulveriser.
References
Citations
1.History of Hindu Mathematics by Bibhutibhusan Datta and Avadesh Narayan Singh