Category:Definitions/Algebra

The word algebra originates from the Arabic word al-ğabr, meaning "balancing", "reduction" or "restoration".

It originates from the name of a book, circa 825 C.E., by Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi:
 * Al-Kitāb al-muḫtaṣar fī ḥisāb al-ğabr wa-l-muqābala (The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing)