The Madhava Infinite Series and Value of Pi (π)
गणित ≠ Mathematics Madhava's Infinite Series that has been transformed into Madhava-Leibnitz Infinite Series after constant proofs provided that Madhava did this many centuries ago before Leibnitz was even born. Image of Madhava Mādhava actually devised two methods to calculate the values of any irrational number, improper fractions among other things. One of the ways is of a slowly converging function and another a fast converging one. The Slow Method: These two lines create a slow converging fraction that gives the value of pi to exactly 13 decimal places. व्यासे वारिधिनिहते रूपहृते व्याससागराभिहते। त्रिशरादिविषमसंख्याभक्तमृणं स्वं पृथक् क्रमात् कुर्यात्।। This method used by Madhava utilizes "bhoota-sankhya". Tantra-Samgraha, Adhyaya 2, Shlok 271 Bhoota-sankhya uses names of different elements to represent numbers (just like Katapayadi system ...