alleryAncient Indian mathematicians named powers of 10. According to the Vedas, the name for 10¹² was:
ALakh
BCrore
CParārdha
DTallakṣṇaṇa
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Parārdha
In the Vedic enumeration system, names were given to every power of 10 up to 10¹², called parārdha.
Buddha (in the Lalitavistara, c. 4th century BCE) is described as listing names up to 10⁵³ — called tallakṣṇaṇa.
India had an early grasp of very large numbers.
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