Algebra
Index Entry
The Arabs "in their mathematical coursing... invented algebra, which derives, etymologically, from aljebr, the reunion of broken parts, or jabara, reunited, in effect teleology."
Citations
- NINE CHAINS TO THE MOON, p.141, 1938
Index Entry
The Arabs "in their mathematical coursing... invented algebra, which derives, etymologically, from aljebr, the reunion of broken parts, or jabara, reunited, in effect teleology."