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单词 algorism
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algorism

[ al-guh-riz-uhm ]
/ ˈæl gəˌrɪz əm /

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.
algorithm.

Origin of algorism

1200–1250; <Medieval Latin algorismus<Arabic al the + kh(u)wārizmī (surname of a 9th-century Muslim mathematician), equivalent to khwārizmKhiva + suffix of appurtenance; replacing Middle English augrim, algrim<Middle French <Medieval Latin

OTHER WORDS FROM algorism

al·go·ris·mic, adjective

Words nearby algorism

Algonquin Park, algophagous, algophilia, algophobia, algor, algorism, algorithm, algorithmic language, algor mortis, algovascular, algraphy
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Example sentences from the Web for algorism

  • Algorism, al′go-rizm, n. the Arabic system of numeration: arithmetic.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
  • In arithmetic he was influential in spreading the ideas of algorism.

    The Hindu-Arabic Numerals|David Eugene Smith

British Dictionary definitions for algorism

algorism
/ (ˈælɡəˌrɪzəm) /

noun

the Arabic or decimal system of counting
the skill of computation using any system of numerals
another name for algorithm

Derived forms of algorism

algorismic, adjective

Word Origin for algorism

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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