What is Algorithm?
| A procedure or formula for solving a problem |
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A detailed sequence of actions to perform to accomplish some task. Named after an Iranian mathematician, Al-Khawarizmi. Technically, an algorithm must reach a result after a finite number of steps, thus ruling out brute force search methods for certain problems, though some might claim that brute force search was also a valid (generic) algorithm. The term is also used loosely for any sequence of actions (which may or may not terminate). Algorithms provide an overall plan for the changes that will be made to the text (or speech, image or data), and then a key is used to select the actual pattern of transformation for a particular communication. |
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