Book of Addition and Subtraction According to the Hindu Calculation
work by al-Khwārizmī
Also known as: “Algoritmi de numero Indorum”
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The Book of Addition and Subtraction According to the Hindu Calculation was a significant work by the mathematician al-Khwārizmī. This book was instrumental in introducing Hindu-Arabic numerals and their arithmetic methods to Europe. Written in the 9th century, it was translated into Latin and contributed to the development of arithmetic and the eventual invention of decimal fractions. The Latin translation of this work, Algoritmi de numero Indorum, gave rise to the term "algorithm".1234
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