A great mathematician who invented algebra and used numbers to help people solve arithmetic problems easily.
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al-Khwarizmi
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Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi was a mathematician and astronomer who lived in Baghdad and worked at the House of Wisdom during al-Ma'mun's reign. He authored the book on algebra that founded it as a distinct science, introduced decimal positional numerals to the world, and gave his name to the computer algorithm.
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