PERMANENT DISPUTE RECORD
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No. Algorism is older. Algorithm is the later altered form, with its th commonly explained through Greek arithmos or arithmetic influence.
/ˈælɡəˌrɪzəm/ · noun
The older English word for calculation with Hindu-Arabic numerals, transmitted through French and Medieval Latin from the name al-Khwārizmī.
DIRECT CLAIM EVIDENCE
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Independently distinguishes the al-Khwārizmī ancestry from arithmetic influence.
Etymology and Word HistoryDocuments both chronological priority and later respelling.
ALGORITHM entry: algorithm derived from algorism and influenced by Greek arithmosThe lexical graph connects both through shared Middle English algorisme while arithmetic remains a context link, not an ancestor.