Bhaskara

American  

[bah-sker-uh] / ˈbɑ skər ə /

noun

1. Indian mathematician of the 7th century.

2. Indian mathematician of the 12th century.

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Bhaskara Scientific  

/ bäs′kə-rə /

1. Indian mathematician who wrote the first work that showed a systematic use of the decimal system.

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Example Sentences

According to Airways senior business analyst Vinay Bhaskara, most airline customers shop based on the lowest advertised fare without regard for additional fees.

From Time • Aug. 11, 2017

“We are unquestionably living with an air travel oligopoly,” Vinay Bhaskara wrote in Airways News column.

From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2015

"He became a symbolic person for a more modern India," said Bhaskara Rao, a well-known commentator on social and political issues and head of a New Delhi-based think tank.

From Reuters • Jan. 22, 2014

Bhaskara Rao, who heads a New Delhi-based policy think tank, said Bhagwat's comments reflected a society in transition.

From Reuters • Jan. 9, 2013

“This fraction of which the denominator is a cipher, is termed an infinite quantity,” writes Bhaskara, a twelfth-century Indian mathematician, who tells of what happens when you add a number to 1 + 0.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife