[INDEX OF TECHNICAL TERMS][1]
[algorisme], [33/12]; algorym, augrym, [3/3]; the art of computing, using the so-called Arabic numerals.
The word in its various forms is derived from the Arabic al-Khowarazmi (i.e. the native of Khwarazm (Khiva)). This was the surname of Ja’far Mohammad ben Musa, who wrote a treatise early in the 9th century (see p. xiv).
The form algorithm is also found, being suggested by a supposed derivation from the Greek ἀριθμός (number).
[antery], [24/11]; to move figures to the right of the position in which they are first written. This operation is performed repeatedly upon the multiplier in multiplication, and upon certain figures which arise in the process of root extraction.
[anterioracioun], [50/5]; the operation of moving figures to the right.
[article], [34/23]; articul, [5/31]; articuls, [9/36], [29/7,8]; a number divisible by ten without remainder.