algorism
[ al-guh-riz-uh m ]
/ ˈæl gəˌrɪz əm /
noun Mathematics Now Rare.
the Arabic system of arithmetical notation (with the figures 1, 2, 3, etc.).
the art of computation with the Arabic figures, one to nine, plus the zero; arithmetic.
Origin of algorism
1200–1250; < Medieval Latin
algorismus < Arabic
al the +
kh(u)wārizmī (surname of a 9th-century Muslim mathematician), equivalent to
khwārizm
Khiva +
-ī suffix of appurtenance; replacing Middle English
augrim, algrim < Middle French < Medieval Latin
OTHER WORDS FROM algorism
al·go·ris·mic, adjectiveWords nearby algorism
algophagous,
algophilia,
algophobia,
algor,
algor mortis,
algorism,
algorithm,
algorithmic language,
algovascular,
algraphy,
algren
Example sentences from the Web for algorism
Algorism, al′go-rizm, n. the Arabic system of numeration: arithmetic.
In arithmetic he was influential in spreading the ideas of algorism.
The Hindu-Arabic Numerals |David Eugene Smith
British Dictionary definitions for algorism
algorism
/ (ˈælɡəˌrɪzəm) /
noun
the Arabic or decimal system of counting
the skill of computation using any system of numerals
another name for algorithm
Derived forms of algorism
algorismic, adjectiveWord Origin for algorism
C13: from Old French
algorisme, from Medieval Latin
algorismus, from Arabic
al-khuwārizmi, from the name of abu-Ja`far Mohammed ibn-Mūsa
al-Khuwārizmi, ninth-century Persian mathematician