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SCIENCEJun 11 · 09:00 UTCNPR NEWSScott Neuman

How 'algorithm' got its name from a 9th-century Persian mathematician

Muhammad ibn Musa al-Kharizmi, a 9th-century Persian mathematician, contributed to the concept of algorithms, popularized algebra, and advanced the use of zero. The term 'algorithm' is derived from his name.

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