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Why are algorithms called algorithms?

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We think of an algorithm as something new, but the term actually dates back about 900 years. The word algorithm comes from the name of a Persian mathematical genius, Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi. He was born around 780 AD in the region now known as Uzbekistan… Muhammad Al-Khwarizmi pursued interests...

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