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Definition of: algorism
(al′gə·riz′əm) noun
1. The Arabic or decimal system of numeration.
2. Any method of computation using Arabic notation.
3. Arithmetic. Also al·go·rithm (al′gə·rith′əm). [ < OF algorisme < Med.L algorismus < Arabic al-Khowārazmī, lit., the native of Khwārazm (Khiva), surname of a 9th cent. Arab mathematician]
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