algorism

[ al-guh-riz-uhm ]

nounMathematics Now Rare.
  1. the Arabic system of arithmetical notation (with the figures 1, 2, 3, etc.).

  2. the art of computation with the Arabic figures, one to nine, plus the zero; arithmetic.

Origin of algorism

1
First recorded in 1200–1250; from Medieval Latin algorismus, from Arabic al “the” + kh(u)wārizmī (surname of a 9th-century Muslim mathematician), equivalent to khwārizm Khiva + a suffix indicating relationship or origin; replacing Middle English augrim, algrim, algorisme, algorim, from Old French, Middle French augorisme, algorisme, from Medieval Latin

Other words from algorism

  • al·go·ris·mic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for algorism

algorism

/ (ˈælɡəˌrɪzəm) /


noun
  1. the Arabic or decimal system of counting

  2. the skill of computation using any system of numerals

  1. another name for algorithm

Origin of algorism

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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

Derived forms of algorism

  • algorismic, adjective

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