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Noun: algorithm  'al-gu,ri-dhum
  1. A precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem
    "The search engine uses a complex algorithm to rank web pages";
    - algorithmic rule, algorithmic program

Derived forms: algorithms

Type of: formula, rule

Encyclopedia: Algorithm

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