algorism

al·go·rism

A0197700 (ăl′gə-rĭz′əm)n.1. The Arabic system of numeration; the decimal system.2. Computation with Arabic figures.

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[Middle English algorisme, from Old French, from Medieval Latin algorismus, after Muhammad ibn-Musa al-Khwarizmi.]

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al′go·ris′mic (-rĭz′mĭk) adj.

algorism

(ˈælɡəˌrɪzəm) n1. (Mathematics) the Arabic or decimal system of counting2. (Mathematics) the skill of computation using any system of numerals3. (Mathematics) another name for algorithm[C13: from Old French algorisme, from Medieval Latin algorismus, from Arabic al-khuwārizmi, from the name of abu-Ja`far Mohammed ibn-Mūsa al-Khuwārizmi, ninth-century Persian mathematician] ˌalgoˈrismic adj

al•go•rism

(ˈæl gəˌrɪz əm)

n. the Arabic system of arithmetical notation (with the figures 1, 2, 3, etc.). [1200–1250; Middle English augrim, algrim < Middle French < Medieval Latin algorismus < Arabic al the + kh(u)wārizmī (surname of a 9th-century Muslim mathematician) =khwārizm Khiva + -ī suffix of appurtenance] al`go•ris′mic, adj.

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	algorism - the Arabic (or decimal) system of numerationdecimal 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