kersploosh@sh.itjust.works to CunkPosting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoArabic numerals, you say?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up110arrow-down1imageArabic numerals, you say?sh.itjust.workskersploosh@sh.itjust.works to CunkPosting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square6linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTheRealKuni@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoFun fact, the etymology of algebra actually is Arabic: al-jabr, “the reunion of broken parts.”
minus-squareneidu3@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoAnd “algorithm” is of similar origin: al-Khwarizmi
minus-squareexpr@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYeah I was kinda confused by the joke since that’s ultimately it’s origin.
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThe joke is she’s right on accident
minus-squaremorrowind@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAl-Jabbar is also one of the names of God, meaning the restorer, the repairer and the compeller
Fun fact, the etymology of algebra actually is Arabic: al-jabr, “the reunion of broken parts.”
And “algorithm” is of similar origin: al-Khwarizmi
Yeah I was kinda confused by the joke since that’s ultimately it’s origin.
The joke is she’s right on accident
That’s smooth af.
Al-Jabbar is also one of the names of God, meaning the restorer, the repairer and the compeller