algorithm
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
algorithm /ˈalgərɪð(ə)m/
▶noun a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.
– derivatives
algorithmic adjective,
algorithmically adverb.
algorithmic adjective,
algorithmically adverb.
– origin C17 (denoting the Arabic or decimal notation of numbers): var. of ME algorism, via OFr. from med. L. algorismus, Arab. al-Ḵwārizmī ‘the man of Ḵwārizm’ (see algebra).
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