Etymology · Arabic
الخَوَارِزْمِيّ
2 English words descend from Arabic الخَوَارِزْمِيّ, most common first.
- algorithmA collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.
- al-KhwarizmiPersian mathematician (c. 780 – c. 850), the father of algebra.