Algorithms
1 December 2021
Originally a way of solving complicated equations with moving variables, the modern definition of an algorithm is morphing
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Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī
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Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī was a Persian polymath, sometimes known as the father of algebra, who produced ground-breaking works in mathematics, astronomy and geography
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