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The Word Origins of Algebra, Calculus, and Other Math Terms
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- Merriam-Webster Editors
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- 2017
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Algorithm descends from the Latinized personal name of al-Khwārizmī. Algebra descends from al-jabr in the title and terminology of his mathematical work. The words share a historical agent, not a lexical ancestor.
Merriam-Webster · MacTutor history of mathematics · established082
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