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

by Scott Neuman

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/11/nx-s1-5848013/algorithm-word-week-etymology

The Concise Book of Calculation by Restoration and Balancing at @wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Jabr

The algebra of Mohammed ben Musa at @internetarchive https://archive.org/details/algebraofmohamme00khuwrich

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