Definitions for algorithm
ˈæl gəˌrɪð əmal·go·rithm

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. algorithm, algorithmic rule, algorithmic programnoun

   a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem

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1. algorithmnoun

   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.

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1. algorithmnoun

   A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.

2. Etymology: From algorithme; from the algorisme, a modification likely due to a mistaken connection with ἀριθμός; from algorismus, a transliteration of Arabicized form of the name of the Persian mathematician al-Khwārizmī (الخوارزمي).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Algorism, Algorithmnoun

   Arabick words, which are used to imply the six operations of arithmetick, or the science of numbers. Dict.

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1. Algorithm

   In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm ( (listen)) is a finite sequence of rigorous instructions, typically used to solve a class of specific problems or to perform a computation. Algorithms are used as specifications for performing calculations and data processing. More advanced algorithms can perform automated deductions (referred to as automated reasoning) and use mathematical and logical tests to divert the code execution through various routes (referred to as automated decision-making). Using human characteristics as descriptors of machines in metaphorical ways was already practiced by Alan Turing with terms such as "memory", "search" and "stimulus".In contrast, a heuristic is an approach to problem solving that may not be fully specified or may not guarantee correct or optimal results, especially in problem domains where there is no well-defined correct or optimal result.As an effective method, an algorithm can be expressed within a finite amount of space and time, and in a well-defined formal language for calculating a function. Starting from an initial state and initial input (perhaps empty), the instructions describe a computation that, when executed, proceeds through a finite number of well-defined successive states, eventually producing "output" and terminating at a final ending state. The transition from one state to the next is not necessarily deterministic; some algorithms, known as randomized algorithms, incorporate random input.

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1. algorithm

   An algorithm is a finite sequence of well-defined, computer-implementable instructions or steps to solve a class of specific problems or to accomplish a certain task. It typically includes conditions, statements, loops and functions designed to return an output from a given input.

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1. Algorithmnoun

   the art of calculating by nine figures and zero

2. Algorithmnoun

   the art of calculating with any species of notation; as, the algorithms of fractions, proportions, surds, etc

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1. Algorithm

   In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm is a step-by-step procedure for calculations. Algorithms are used for calculation, data processing, and automated reasoning. An algorithm is an effective method expressed as a finite list of well-defined instructions for calculating a function. Starting from an initial state and initial input, the instructions describe a computation that, when executed, proceeds through a finite number of well-defined successive states, eventually producing "output" and terminating at a final ending state. The transition from one state to the next is not necessarily deterministic; some algorithms, known as randomized algorithms, incorporate random input. Though al-Khwārizmī's algorism referred to the rules of performing arithmetic using Hindu-Arabic numerals and the systematic solution of linear and quadratic equations, a partial formalization of what would become the modern algorithm began with attempts to solve the Entscheidungsproblem posed by David Hilbert in 1928. Subsequent formalizations were framed as attempts to define "effective calculability" or "effective method"; those formalizations included the Gödel–Herbrand–Kleene recursive functions of 1930, 1934 and 1935, Alonzo Church's lambda calculus of 1936, Emil Post's "Formulation 1" of 1936, and Alan Turing's Turing machines of 1936–7 and 1939. Giving a formal definition of algorithms, corresponding to the intuitive notion, remains a challenging problem.

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1. Algorithmnoun

   A mathematical set of rules to be followed in problem solving.

   
   

   Submitted by Sesha on August 22, 2022  

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   algorithm

   A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure with an input value that produces an output value in an accurate and specific number of steps.

   Algorithms are widely used in all computers, programs and software which empower the technology we have and use.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 8, 2016  

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   algorithm

   Is a computational instruction or procedure with accurate input using intelligent and logical steps that produces an accurate and specific function or output.

   All computers in 2016 have an algorithm used within them in some shape or form, they are vital to the design and execution of a computer, program or software.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 8, 2016  

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1. logarithm

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of algorithm in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of algorithm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of algorithm in a Sentence

1. Walid Mohammed:

   Until Instagram figures out their algorithm, people aren't going to use it, i'll swipe through a couple of Reels, but it's not like TikTok where I get lost for hours.

2. Katie Paul:

   In the related pages, at least a third of the pages we identified, Facebook was serving up to us in the related pages, especially ones on travel. Facebook would recommend other travel pages, but they were smuggling pages, the algorithm is really creating this amplification.

3. Wulf Utian:

   There were a number of problems with the methodology of this paper, and none of the papers they reviewed gave a level of evidence. There also isn't any algorithm for managing symptoms.

4. Edward Chang:

   This trial is just the beginning. This is the very first participant that's been in the trial, and the first set of experiments that were part of this trial to show that this is possible, on the hardware side, we need to build systems that have higher data resolution to record more information from the brain, and more quickly. On the algorithm side, we need to have systems that can translate these very complex signals from the brain into spoken words, not text but actually oral, audible spoken words.

5. Erin Schmidt:

   They've integrated their systems with their factory, based off of what is trending, like, what clicks, what sells, what starts to trend... the algorithm goes to the factory and says :' Start ordering material, start producing.' So they've essentially cut out all of the middlemen.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=algorithm
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=algorithm
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Algorithm
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=algorithm
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithm
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/algorithm
8. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=algorithm