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Where does “algoritme” come from?

algoritme (Danish) comes from English algorithm, from Middle English algorisme, from Anglo-Norman algorisme, from Medieval Latin algorismus, from Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ.

algoritme (Danish): algorithm

Definitions

  1. algorithm

Ancestry of “algoritme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalgorithmA collection of ordered steps that solve a...
2Middle Englishalgorisme—
3Anglo-Normanalgorisme—
4Medieval Latinalgorismusalgorithm
5Arabicالْخُوَارِزْمِيّ—

Words derived from “algoritme”

  • sorteringsalgoritme
  • algoritmisk
  • klassifikationsalgoritme
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