Meaning of ALGORITHM
| Pronunciation: | | 'algu`ridhum
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| Matching Terms: | | algorithim, ALgorithm DEScription, algorithm error, algorithmic, ALgorIthmic ASsembly language, Algorithmic Language, Algorithmic Model, Algorithmic Processor Description Language, algorithmic program, algorithmic rule, Algorithmic Test Case Generation
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| | Definition: | | A detailed sequence of actions to perform to accomplish some task. Named after an Iranian mathematician, Al-Khawarizmi. Technically, an algorithm must reach a result after a finite number of steps, thus ruling out brute force search methods for certain problems, though some might claim that brute force search was also a valid (generic) algorithm. The term is also used loosely for any sequence of actions (which may or may not terminate). Paul E. Black's Dictionary of Algorithms, Data Structures, and Problems. |
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| | Related Terms: | | algorism, applied mathematics, approach, Arabic numerals, attack, binary system, course, decimal system, duodecimal system, fashion, figures, form, guise, hexadecimal system, higher mathematics, line, line of action, lines, manner, manner of working, math, mathematic, mathematics, means, method, methodology, MO, mode, mode of operation, mode of procedure, modus operandi, numbers, octal system, order, practice, procedure, proceeding, process, pure mathematics, Roman numerals, routine, style, system, tack, technique, the drill, the how, the way of, tone, way, wise |
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