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Definitions of algorithm
  1. noun
    a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem
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  • algorithmic of or relating to or having the characteristics of an algorithm
  • sorting algorithm an algorithm for sorting a list
  • algorithmic language an artificial language designed to express algorithms
  • stemming algorithm an algorithm for removing inflectional and derivational endings in order to reduce word forms to a common stem
  • stemmer an algorithm for removing inflectional and derivational endings in order to reduce word forms to a common stem
  • data mining data processing using sophisticated data search capabilities and statistical algorithms to discover patterns and correlations in large preexisting databases; a way to discover new meaning in data
  • algebraic language an algorithmic language having statements that resemble algebraic expressions
  • numerical analysis (mathematics) the branch of mathematics that studies algorithms for approximating solutions to problems in the infinitesimal calculus
  • algol (from a combination of ALGOrithmic and Language); a programming language used to express computer programs as algorithms
  • algorithm error error resulting from the choice of the wrong algorithm or method for achieving the intended result
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