What Are Two Mathematical Terms Whose Origins Come From Arabic?
There are many terms of Mathematical origin. Your requirement of two is as follows: First one is “ZERO”. Zero is derived from Arabic word “Sifr” which means Cipher in Latin. It was then translated in Italian as Zevero or Zeuero and thats how Zero came in the English Language. Second one is Algorithm. This term originated from the name of Al-Khwarizmi-A Mathematician. Al-Khawarizmi was worded as “Algorizmi” in Latin and later that Algorizmi formed Algorithm in English. This shows “Gorithm” part of Algorithm was taken from the Al-Khawarizmi’s name.
