[Flavius Josephus]

Only trouble with Algebra is that it's a doggone arabic word.

[Alberta's Child]

According to the University of North Dakota website, the word algebra is a Latin variant of the Arabic word al-jabr>. This came from the title of a book, Hidab al-jabr wal-muqubala, written in Baghdad about 825 A.D. by the Arab mathematician Mohammed ibn-Musa al-Khowarizmi.

What it doesn't mention -- but I find quite interesting -- is that the name "al-Khowarizmi" is the origin of the word algorithm, which is a term used to describe a repetitive, or iterative, process of solving a problem.

[RightWhale]

Related to gibberish.

[AmericaUnite]

Only trouble with Algebra is that it's a doggone arabic word.

Wasn't that before Mohamididididi.