algarismo

Portuguese

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin algorismus, a transliteration of the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic form of the name of the Persian mathematician al-Khwārizmī. Doublet of algoritmo.

Noun

algarismo m (plural s)

1. place (numeric: the column counting a certain quantity)
2. digit (numeral)

Synonyms

• (place): casa
• (digit): dígito