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Al-Khwarizmi (Wikipedia)

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The Wikipedia article on Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, the Persian mathematician whose name is the source of the word algorithm. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Wikimedia Foundation
URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Khwarizmi
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Encyclopedia
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2
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Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)

This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Mathematicians, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 3 general references.
  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.

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