gəˌrɪz Origin:
1200–1250; < Medieval Latin algorismus < Arabic al the + kh(u)wārizmī (surname of a 9th-century Muslim mathematician), equivalent to khwārizm Khiva + -ī suffix of appurtenance; replacing Middle English augrim, algrim < Middle French < Medieval Latin
1200–1250; < Medieval Latin algorismus < Arabic al the + kh(u)wārizmī (surname of a 9th-century Muslim mathematician), equivalent to khwārizm Khiva + -ī suffix of appurtenance; replacing Middle English augrim, algrim < Middle French < Medieval Latin
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al·go·ris·mic, adjective
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| —n | |
| 1. | the Arabic or decimal system of counting |
| 2. | the skill of computation using any system of numerals |
| 3. | another name for algorithm |
| [C13: from Old French algorisme, from Medieval Latin algorismus, from Arabic al-khuwārizmi, from the name of abu-Ja`far Mohammed ibn-Mūsa al-Khuwārizmi, ninth-century Persian mathematician] | |
| algo'rismic | |
| —adj | |
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