algorism
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English algorisme, from Old French algorisme, from Medieval Latin algorismus. See algorithm.
Noun[edit]
algorism (countable and uncountable, plural algorisms)
- Obsolete spelling of algorithm (all senses)
- 1921, Paul Klapper, The Teaching of Arithmetic: A Manual for Teachers, D. Appleton and Company, page 231:
- The Algorism in Addition of Fractions. — There are two accepted forms of work in addition of fractions...
- 1948, Øystein Ore, Number Theory and Its History, page 20:
- 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.
Derived terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Categories:
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Medieval Latin
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English obsolete forms
- English terms with quotations
- en:Mathematics