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Which Greek mathematician wrote ‘Algebra,’ significantly influencing mathematics in the Islamic Golden Age?

A. Al-Khwarizmi
B. Thales
C. Omar Khayyam
D. Euclid

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Al-Khwarizmi was a Persian polymath in the Abbasid Caliphate, often credited with major algebraic developments. (Note: He wasn’t Greek, but a Persian mathematician. If you meant ‘Muslim mathematician’ or ‘Islamic Golden Age scholar,’ it’s Al-Khwarizmi. We’ll clarify in the description.)

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