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algorism
[ al-guh-riz-uhm ]
noun
, Mathematics Now Rare.
- the Arabic system of arithmetical notation (with the figures 1, 2, 3, etc.).
- the art of computation with the Arabic figures, one to nine, plus the zero; arithmetic.
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Derived Forms
- ˌalgoˈrismic, adjective
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Other Words From
- algo·rismic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of algorism1
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 + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin; replacing Middle English augrim, algrim, algorisme, algorim, from Old French, Middle French augorisme, algorisme, from Medieval Latin
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Word History and Origins
Origin of algorism1
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
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Example Sentences
Algorism, al′go-rizm, n. the Arabic system of numeration: arithmetic.
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In arithmetic he was influential in spreading the ideas of algorism.
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So the abacus held the field for a long time, even against the new algorism employing the new numerals.
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