algarismo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin algorismus, a transliteration of the Arabic form of the name of the Persian mathematician al-Khwārizmī. Doublet of algoritmo. Cognate with Spanish guarismo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.ɡaˈɾiz.mu/ [aʊ̯.ɡaˈɾiz.mu]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.ɡɐˈɾiʒ.mu/ [aɫ.ɣɐˈɾiʒ.mu]

  • Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: al‧ga‧ris‧mo

Noun

algarismo m (plural algarismos)

  1. place (numeric: the column counting a certain quantity)
    Synonym: casa
  2. digit (numeral)
    Synonym: dígito
    O mundo globalizado utiliza predominantemente os dez algarismos indo-arábicos.
    The globalized world uses predominantly the ten Hindu-Arabic numerals.

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