Al'go-rism or Al'go-rithm, n.

n. [L. Lat. algorithmus, algorismus, Fr. algorithme, O. Fr. & Pr. algorisme, It. algoritmo, Sp. algoritmo, O. Sp. alguarismo, Pg. algarismo, taken by the Arabs from Gr. ἀριθμός, number, and transformed by the Spaniards by inserting the letter g between the article al and the vowel a.] (Math.) The art of computing in any particular way; as, the algorithm of numbers, surds, &c. Davies & Peck.