algorist

noun

al·​go·​rist

ˈal-gə-rist

plural -s

: one of a school of medieval mathematicians who made use of the algorismic notation

—opposed to abacist

algoristic

¦al-gə-¦ri-stik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

algorism + -ist

First Known Use

circa 1656, in the meaning defined above

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