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Al-Khwarizmi used the word "aj-jabr" to describe the mathematical process of using an unknown variable and then changing an equation to figure out the variables numeric value. Math we now know as algebra.

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What famous math term is Al-Khowarizmi credited with coining?

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The Islamic scientist and mathematician al-khowarizmi is credited with coining what word?

Al-jabr - the Arabic phrase we Anglicise to Algebra. He didn't invent the word itself, but the use of it.


Who is the Islamic scientist mathematician AL-Khowarizmi with coining the word?

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What word did Al-Khowarizmi creited?

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AL-khowarizimi is credited with the coining of what word?

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What word did lslamic scientist AL-KHOWARIZMI coin?

Islamic scientist Al-Khwarizmi is credited with coining the term "algebra," derived from the title of his influential book, "Al-Kitab al-Mukhtasar fi Hisab al-Jabr wal-Muqabala." This work laid the foundation for the systematic study of equations and the field of algebra in mathematics. Al-Khwarizmi's contributions significantly advanced mathematical thought and terminology.


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Who developed the study of algebra?

Algebra as we know it today is generally credited to work done by the 9th century Persian mathematician al-Khowarizmi. The original Arabic al-jabr meant "completion" or "balancing".


What was the book that al-khowarizmi wrote that demonstrated how to solve equations?

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Who named algebra?

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Who wrote the book Al jabr?

written in Baghdad about 825 A.D. by the Arab mathematician Mohammed ibn-Musa al-Khowarizmi