algorism

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Arabic ال (al-)

Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡𐏁 (u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-š)

Classical Persian خْوَارَزْم (xwārazm)bor.

Arabic خَوَارِزْم (ḵawārizm)

Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)

Arabic خَوَارِزْمِيّ (ḵawārizmiyy)

Arabic الخَوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵawārizmiyy)bor.

Medieval Latin algorismusbor.

Anglo-Norman algorismebor.

Middle English algorisme

English algorism

From Middle English algorisme, from Old French algorisme, from Medieval Latin algorismus. See algorithm.

Noun

algorism (countable and uncountable, plural algorisms)

1. Obsolete spelling of algorithm. (all senses)
   • 1921, Paul Klapper, The Teaching of Arithmetic: A Manual for Teachers, D. Appleton and Company, page 231:

     The Algorism in Addition of Fractions. — There are two accepted forms of work in addition of fractions...

   • 1948, Øystein Ore, Number Theory and Its History, page 20:

     The works of al-Khowarizmi were translated into Latin, and through a perversion of his name the art of computing with Hindu-Arabic numerals became known as algorism.

Derived terms

• algorismic

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