origin of word - Geometry

Geometry is the branch of Mathematics that deals with the shape, size and position of a 2 dimension or 3 dimension figures. The area, volume , length of a shape can be found with the help of geometry.

Origin :- The word originates from the Ancient Greek word - geometria. Geo = Earth and Metrie = Measurement

Earlier the concept of geometry was related to field measurement that developed as an independent field and later many branches of geometry came into existence. Euclidean and Non Euclidean Geometry is the main branch of geometry.

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Origin of Word - Perimeter

Perimeter of an object is the distance around its edge. In triangle, the perimeter is the sum of all its sides so as in quadrilateral it is the sum of all its four sides and so on.

(Courtesy :- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perimeter)

Origin :- Perimeter comes from the Greek word 'peri,' meaning around, and 'metron,' which means measure. Its first recorded usage was during the 15th century.

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Origin of word Arithmetic

Orgin of Arithmetic

Arithmetic is the branch of Mathematics that deals with the numbers and their operations ( +, - , x , /). Egyptian or Babylonian were good at arithmetic and they used to solve problem with their own devised method.

Arithmetic is derived from the Greek word - Arithmos meaning Number.

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Origin of word - Algebra

The word Algebra came from the Arabic word - al-jabr that means reunion of broken part. It has been taken out from the title of Al- Khwarazmi's book al-jabr -wal - muquabala. Here is a page from Al-Khwārizmī's al-Kitāb al-muḫtaṣar fī ḥisāb al-ğabr wa-l-muqābala

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Origin of word Mathematics

The word mathematics comes from the Greek μάθημα (máthēma), which means "that which is learnt". Moreover, The word máthēma is derived from μανθάνω (manthano),which mean "to learn".

Aristotle defined mathematics as "the science of quantity",whereas C F Gauss defined mathematics as the queen of all sciences.

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