where does the word 'algebra' come from?
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Since "pre-" means before, then pre-algebra would be before algebra. Conversely, algebra would be after pre-algebra. Generally, the next class after a pre-algebra class would be Algebra I, followed by Algebra II.
Algebra comes from the Arabic word al-jabr, meaning the reunion of broken parts. The mathematician al-Kawarizimi likened this to restoring what is missing and equating like with like.