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algorithm

al·go·rithm

UK/ˈælɡəɹɪðm̩/ US/ˈæɫɡəɹɪðm̩/ fairly common informal

noun

1.

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

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Origin

From Middle English algorisme, augrym, from Anglo-Norman algorisme, augrim, from Medieval Latin algorismus, from Arabic الخَوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵawārizmiyy), the nisba of Persian mathematician Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī and a toponymic name meaning "the Chorasmian".

Phrases

  • data structure
  • flow chart

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