An algorism is the act of computing in or using Arabic numerals, or the obsolete spelling of algorithm.
algorism
An algorism is the act of computing in or using Arabic numerals, or the obsolete spelling of algorithm.
Algorism is a process for carrying out basic operations in arithmetic by writing out numbers in their place value form and then following memorised procedures.
Perhaps an incorrect spelling for "algorithm". Or, more likely I believe, a misspelling of algorism, the technique of using basic arithmetic to memorized rules to calculate using numbers written in place value form as opposed to using different symbols for magnitude (which is what Roman numerals use). Algorism is what our modern number system uses where the placement of a number decides how large it is.
Algorism comes from the Greek word Algorm meaning: to show and the second part of the word comes from the Greek word Porsm: meaning formula
Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī. "Algebra" is derived from al-jabr, one of the two operations he used to solve quadratic equations. Algorism and algorithm stem from Algoritmi, the Latin form of his name. His name is the origin of (Spanish) guarismo and of (Portuguese) algarismo, both meaning digit.
al'khowarizmi is a variant of the last name of Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī who was a Persian Islamic mathematician, astronomer, astrologer and geographer. The words algorism and algorithm stem from Algoritmi, the Latinization of his name. His name is also the origin of the Spanish word guarismo and of the Portuguese word algarismo, both meaning digit.
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern A-G--I-M. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter A and 3rd letter G and 6th letter I and 8th letter M. In alphabetical order, they are: algorism
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern A-G--IS-. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter A and 3rd letter G and 6th letter I and 7th letter S. In alphabetical order, they are: algorism
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern -LG--ISM. That is, eight letter words with 2nd letter L and 3rd letter G and 6th letter I and 7th letter S and 8th letter M. In alphabetical order, they are: algorism
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 11 words with the pattern A-G-RI--. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter A and 3rd letter G and 5th letter R and 6th letter I. In alphabetical order, they are: aegirine aegirite algerine algorism angarias angaries angering argyrias argyrite auguries auguring
There is a wonderful ancient method called Euclid's Algorism to determine the gcf of two numbers. The steps are easy to follow. 118991 = 49087 x 2 + 20817 49087 = 20817 x 2 + 7453 20817 = 7453 x 2 + 5911 7453 = 5911 x 1 + 1542 5911 = 1542 x 3 + 1285 1542 = 1285 x 1 + 257 1285 = 257 x 5.............then 257 is the gcf.