Algorithm

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  • noun. A finite set of unambiguous instructions that, given some set of initial conditions, can be performed in a prescribed sequence to achieve a certain goal and that has a recognizable set of end conditions.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. An erroneous form of algorism.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem; a set of procedures guaranteed to find the solution to a problem.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.
  • noun. Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorism.
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  • noun. a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem
    • Word Usage
    "They have very intense and high-level discussions about their work with Dad quite often, and the word algorithm features extremely heavily."
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