- algorithm al·go·rithm n
- ['ælɡəˌrɪð(ə)m]
Comput algoritmo
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
Algorithm — Algorism Al go*rism, Algorithm Al go*rithm, n. [OE. algorism, algrim, augrim, OF. algorisme, F. algorithme (cf. Sp. algoritmo, OSp. alguarismo, LL. algorismus), fr. the Ar. al Khow[=a]rezm[=i] of Khow[=a]rezm, the modern Khiwa, surname of Abu Ja… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
algorithm — A systematic process consisting of an ordered sequence of steps, each step depending on the outcome of the previous one. In clinical medicine, a step by step protocol for management of a health care problem … Medical dictionary
algorithm — al|go|rithm [ ælgə,rıðəm ] noun count a set of rules for solving problems or doing calculations, especially rules that a computer uses … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
algorithm — al·go·rithm || ælgÉ™rɪðəm n. (Mathematics) step by step procedure used to solve a problem (often includes repetition of steps); step by step problem solving procedure used within software applications (Computers) … English contemporary dictionary
algorithm — (AL goh rithm) [Arabic, a variant of algorism] A procedure for analyzing or solving a particular kind of problem in a finite or measurable number of steps. Any method of computation based on the Arabic system of arithmetical notation.… … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
algorithm — al·go·rithm … English syllables
algorithm — al•go•rithm [[t]ˈæl gəˌrɪð əm[/t]] n. 1) math. a set of rules for solving a problem in a finite number of steps, as for finding the greatest common divisor 2) cmp a sequence of steps designed for programming a computer to solve a specific problem … From formal English to slang
al|go|rithm — «AL guh rihth uhm», noun. a formal procedure for any mathematical operation: »the division algorithm … Useful english dictionary
Algorism — Al go*rism, Algorithm Al go*rithm, n. [OE. algorism, algrim, augrim, OF. algorisme, F. algorithme (cf. Sp. algoritmo, OSp. alguarismo, LL. algorismus), fr. the Ar. al Khow[=a]rezm[=i] of Khow[=a]rezm, the modern Khiwa, surname of Abu Ja far… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
algorithmically — al·go·rithm (ăl’gə rĭth′əm) n. ▸ A finite set of unambiguous instructions that, given some set of initial conditions, can be performed in a prescribed sequence to achieve a certain goal and that has a recognizable set of end conditions. ╂… … Word Histories