algorithm: Meaning and Definition of

al•go•rithm

Pronunciation: (al'gu-ri"um), [key]

— n.

a set of rules for solving a problem in a finite number of steps, as for finding the greatest common divisor.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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algorithm (Thesaurus)

algorism algorithmic language

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