algorism

English Thesaurus

1. computation with Arabic figures (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	arithmetic,
definition	:	the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations (noun.cognition)

2. the Arabic (or decimal) system of numeration (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	decimal number system, decimal numeration system, decimal system,
definition	:	a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of ten (noun.communication)