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algorisms

algorisms is the plural of algorism.

Meaning of algorism

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

Questions about algorisms

What is algorisms the plural of?
Algorisms is the plural of algorism.

Words near algorisms in the dictionary

  1. algorave
  2. algoraves
  3. algorethics
  4. algorism
  5. algorismic
  6. algorisms
  7. algorist
  8. algoristic
  9. algorists
  10. algorithm
  11. Algorithm X

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