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Algorithm   /ˈælgərˌɪðəm/   Listen
noun
Algorithm, Algorism  n.  
1.
The art of calculating by nine figures and zero; computation with Arabic figures.
2.
The Arabic system of numeration.
Synonyms: decimal system
3.
The art of calculating with any species of notation; as, the algorithms of fractions, proportions, surds, etc.


algorithm  n.  A precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem; a set of procedures guaranteed to find the solution to a problem.
Synonyms: algorithmic rule, algorithmic program





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... of Nombrynge The Art of Nombryng Accomptynge by Counters The arte of nombrynge by the hande APP. I. A Treatise on the Numeration of Algorism APP. II. ...
— The Earliest Arithmetics in English • Anonymous
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