Which early Muslim scholar is often called the “father of algebra”?

AAl-Khwarizmi

BAl-Biruni

CIbn al-Haytham

DAl-Kindi

Explanation

Al-Khwarizmi’s mathematical works gave rise to the term “algebra” (from the Arabic “al-jabr”) and also form the root of the word “algorithm.”

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