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From: new@ee.udel.edu (Darren New)
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Subject: Re: Formal definitions (Re: ada-c++ productivity)
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Date: 18 Apr 91 16:25:40 GMT
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>:Because "math" means "formal."  (I think the word "math" comes from
>:the name of the Arabic person who invented math, or something like that.)
>You're probably thinking of "algorithm".  

Actually, having found the door on which the original tidbit was taped,
I meant "algebra" which derives from "Al Jabar".        -- Darren
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