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algorithm

noun
/ˈælɡəɹɪðm̩/

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic ال (al-) Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡𐏁 (u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-š) Classical Persian خْوَارَزْم (xwārazm)bor. Arabic خَوَارِزْم (ḵawārizm) Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic خَوَارِزْمِيّ (ḵawārizmiyy) Arabic الخَوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵawārizmiyy)bor. Medieval Latin algorismusbor. Anglo-Norman algorismebor. Middle English algorisme English algorism ▲ English arithmo-influ. English algorithm 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 "person from Chorasmia". The spelling change (-s- > -th-) was influenced by unrelated Ancient Greek ἀριθμός (arithmós) (whence English arithmo-).

  1. derived from الخَوَارِزْمِيّ
  2. derived from algorismus
  3. derived from algorisme
  4. inherited from algorisme

Definitions

  1. A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step…

    A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.

    • Mark Zuckerberg: No, I need the algorithm you used to rank chess players. / Eduardo Saverin: Are you OK? / Mark Zuckerberg: We're ranking girls.

  2. A flowchart illustrating a decision-making process for human users, especially health…

    A flowchart illustrating a decision-making process for human users, especially health care professionals.

  3. Calculation with Arabic numerals

    Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorism.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. recommender systems and the curation of feeds

The neighborhood

Derived

algocracy, algorithmist, algorithmocracy, autoalgorithm, multialgorithm, polyalgorithm, subalgorithm

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at algorithm. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at algorithm. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at algorithm

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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