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algorist
noun
al·go·rist
\ˈal-gə-rist\
Definition of algorist
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: one of a school of medieval mathematicians who made use of the algorismic notation —opposed to abacist
algoristic
\¦al-gə-¦ri-stik\ adjectivePeople Are Reading
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Origin and Etymology of algorist
algorism + -ist
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