The Hindu-Arabic Numerals c11.150

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c11.150

At the same time the words *algorismus* and *cifra* were coming into general use even in non-mathematical literature. Jordan⁴ cites numerous instances of such use from the works of Alanus ab Insulis⁵ (Alain de Lille), Gautier de Coincy (1177–1236), and others.

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