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Which Jain scholar, around 850, is credited with general formulae for permutations and combinations?
AMahavira
BPingala
CSushruta
DAryabhata
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Mahavira
Mahavira (around 850) is regarded as perhaps the first mathematician to give the general formulae.
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