What is another term derived from al-Khwarizmi's name in Spanish?
Algoritmo
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Algoritmo, the Spanish term for algorithm, originates from the name of the 9th-century Persian mathematician Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi. Al-Khwarizmi's groundbreaking work on algebra and arithmetic introduced the concept of algorithms, systematic procedures for solving mathematical problems. The term "algorithm" became widely adopted in Spanish and other languages to refer to any well-defined set of instructions or rules for carrying out a task.
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