algorithm Synonyms & Antonyms
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Algorithm as a Noun
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.
A flow chart illustrating a decision-making process for human users, especially health care professionals.
Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorism.
A software system that makes decisions for end users on a platform; the algorithmic curation system on social media feeds; the personalized feed itself.
Word Forms & Grammar
algorithm (countable and uncountable, plural algorithms)
Words That Rhyme With Algorithm
Origin of 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 "the Chorasmian".[1] The spelling change (-s- > -th-) was influenced by unrelated Ancient Greek ἀριθμός (arithmós) (whence English arithmo-).[2]
Word Facts for Algorithm
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈælɡəɹɪðm̩/ |
| Meaning | A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a… |
| Plural | algorithms |