ALGORITHM


Meaning of ALGORITHM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈal-gə-ˌri-thəm ]

noun

Etymology: alteration of Middle English algorisme, from Old French & Medieval Latin; Old French, from Medieval Latin algorismus, from Arabic al-khuwārizmi, from al-Khwārizmī fl A.D. 825 Islamic mathematician

Date: 1926

: a procedure for solving a mathematical problem (as of finding the greatest common divisor) in a finite number of steps that frequently involves repetition of an operation ; broadly : a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or accomplishing some end especially by a computer

• al·go·rith·mic ˌal-gə-ˈrith-mik adjective

• al·go·rith·mi·cal·ly -mi-k(ə-)lē adverb

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