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Date Posted: 13:28:54 11/25/05 Fri
Author: meg
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what!?!?!?
In reply to: LynnBo 's message, "Since you asked, an Arabic mathematician, Al-Khorizmi "invented" algebra. He wrote a treatise centuries ago about solving problems using a step-by-step method. Algebra is an Anglicized version of an Arabic word in the title of his treatise. It literally means to solve for the unknown. Ol' Al's name has been Anglicized to the word algorithm which is a step-by-step plan to solve any problem, especially in writing a computer program. Bet you don't ask me any more questions!" on 22:09:43 03/13/03 Thu

my maths homework is to find out when algebra was invented! HELP! can yu help me please? *down on knees beggin!*

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how long ago? -- meg, 13:31:26 11/25/05 Fri