Where does “algebra” come from?
Algebra comes from Medieval Latin algebraica, from Arabic جبر, ultimately from the title of Al-Khwarizmi's mathematical treatise الْكِتَاب الْمُخْتَصَر فِي حِسَاب الْجَبْر وَالْمُقَابَلَة.
algebra (English): A system for computation using letters or other...
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