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How did algebra get its name from?

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∙ 14y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī. "Algebra" is derived from al-jabr, one of the two operations he used to solve quadratic equations. Algorism and algorithm stem from Algoritmi, the Latin form of his name. His name is the origin of (Spanish) guarismo and of (Portuguese) algarismo, both meaning digit.

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