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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024al•go•rism (al′gə riz′əm),USA pronunciation n. [Math. Now Rare.]- Mathematicsthe Arabic system of arithmetical notation (with the figures 1, 2, 3, etc.).
- Mathematicsthe art of computation with the Arabic figures, one to nine, plus the zero;
arithmetic. - Mathematicsalgorithm.
- Medieval Latin
- Middle French
- 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
- Medieval Latin algorismus
- 1200–1250
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: algorism /ˈælɡəˌrɪzəm/ n - the Arabic or decimal system of counting
- the skill of computation using any system of numerals
- another name for algorithm
Etymology: 13th Century: 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 |