Algorithms: Named after Al-Khwarizmi
Algebra: Named after his book, Al-jabr.
Algebra: Named after his book, Al-jabr.
Given the existence of “logarithms”, it’s doubly surprising…hey, why are they called that?
Wikipedia says “Napier coined the term for logarithm in Middle Latin, "logarithmus," derived from the Greek, literally meaning, "ratio-number," from logos "proportion, ratio, word" + arithmos "number".”