NPR (Scott Neuman) - How 'algorithm' got its name from a 9th-century Persian mathematician
In the 9th century, Muhammad ibn Musa al-Kharizmi helped solidify the concept of algorithms in mathematics and popularized algebra and the use of the zero.
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| Source | https://www.npr.org/2026/06/11/nx-s1-5848013/algorithm-word-week-etymology |
| Keywords | algorithmetymologymathematicsalgebraal-khwarizmihistorypersiamathzerotechnologysciencenpreducation |