Khiva, Uzbekistan
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Statue of Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī.
He is the father of mathematics. Some words reflect the importance of al-Khwarizmi's contributions to mathematics. "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.
Algebra derives from his famous work "al-jabr wa-l-muqābala".
Submitted 02/10/2014
Rejected 30/10/2014
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Submitted: 13/01/2018
Khiva, Uzbekistan
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Statue of Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī.
He is the father of mathematics. Some words reflect the importance of al-Khwarizmi's contributions to mathematics. "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.
Algebra derives from his famous work "al-jabr wa-l-muqābala".
Submitted 02/10/2014
Rejected 30/10/2014
Note: This image is of a popular subject area; stronger content already exists in our collections.
Submitted: 13/01/2018