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algorism

algorism noun: calculation with Arabic numerals. Also the obsolete spelling of algorithm.

Noun

algorism (countable and uncountable, plural algorisms)

  1. (historical, uncountable) Calculation with Arabic numerals.
    • 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.1948, Øystein Ore, Number Theory and Its History, page 20

Also used as

algorism is also the obsolete spelling of algorithm.

Forms of algorism

pluralalgorisms

Origin of algorism

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

Words formed from algorism

Questions about algorism

What does algorism mean?
Algorism means calculation with Arabic numerals.
What part of speech is algorism?
Algorism is a noun.
What is the plural of algorism?
The plural of algorism is algorisms.

Words near algorism in the dictionary

  1. algor mortis
  2. Algorab
  3. algorave
  4. algoraves
  5. algorethics
  6. algorism
  7. algorismic
  8. algorisms
  9. algorist
  10. algoristic
  11. algorists

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