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Webster 1913 Edition
Algorithm
{
Al′go-rism
,Al′go-rithm
, }Noun.
[OE.
algorism
, algrim
, augrim
, OF. algorisme
, F. algorithme
(cf. Sp. algoritmo
, OSp. alguarismo
, LL. algorismus
), fr. the Ar. al-Khowārezmī
of Khowārezm, the modern Khiwa, surname of Abu Ja’far Mohammed ben Musā, author of a work on arithmetic early in the 9th century, which was translated into Latin, such books bearing the name algorismus
. The spelling with th
is due to a supposed connection with Gr. [GREEK] number.] 1.
The art of calculating by nine figures and zero; computation with Arabic figures.
3.
The art of calculating with any species of notation;
as, the
algorithms
of fractions, proportions, surds, etc.Webster 1828 Edition
Algorithm
AL'GORITHM
, or AL'GORISM,Noun.