al·go·rism ( l g -r z m)n. 1. The Arabic system of numeration; the decimal system. 2. Computation with Arabic figures. [Middle English algorisme, from Old French, from Medieval Latin algorismus, after Muhammad ibn-Musa al-Khwarizmi.] al go·rismic (-rzmk) adj. |
algorism
Noun
the Arabic or decimal system of counting [from al-Khuwārizmi, 9th-century Persian mathematician]
algorism
1. the Arabic system of numbering.
2. the method of computation with the Arabic flgures 1 through 9, plus the zero; arithmetic.
3. the rule for solving a specific kind of arithmetic problem, as finding an average; algorithm. — algorist, n. — algorismic, adj.
See also: Mathematics
2. the method of computation with the Arabic flgures 1 through 9, plus the zero; arithmetic.
3. the rule for solving a specific kind of arithmetic problem, as finding an average; algorithm. — algorist, n. — algorismic, adj.
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| Noun | 1. | algorism - the Arabic (or decimal) system of numeration decimal number system, decimal numeration system, decimal system - a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of ten |
| 2. | algorism - computation with Arabic figures arithmetic - the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations |
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