Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

who invented Binomial coefficients?

  1. Lebinitz

  2. Pascal

  3. Pingala

  4. Newton
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Pingala, an ancient Indian scholar (c. 3rd century BCE), in his work Chandaḥśāstra, used binomial coefficients for analyzing meters in Sanskrit poetry. His work on combinations and permutations predated Pascal by over a millennium.

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