The word algorithm comes from the name of the Muslim mathematician:

  1. Al-Biruni
  2. Al-Khwarizmi
  3. Omar Khayyam
  4. Ibn Sina
Answer

B) Al-Khwarizmi

Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi (9th century, Baghdad) wrote on Hindu numerals; the Latin form of his name, Algoritmi, gave us the word algorithm. SLO M-09-A-01 · Knowledge

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