algarismo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin algorismus, a transliteration of the Arabic form of the name of the Persian mathematician al-Khwārizmī. Doublet of algoritmo.

Noun

algarismo m (plural algarismos)

place (numeric: the column counting a certain quantity)
digit (numeral)

Synonyms

(place): casa
(digit): dígito

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