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English Dictionary: algorithm	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
algorithm n a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem Synonym(s): algorithm, algorithmic rule, algorithmic program
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Algorism \Al"gorism\, 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[be]rezm[c6] of Khow[be]rezm, the modern Khiwa, surname of Abu Ja'far Mohammed ben Mus[be], author of a work on arithmetic early in the 9th century, which was translated into Latin, such books bearing the name algorismus. The spelling with th is due to a supposed connection with Gr. [?] number.] 1. The art of calculating by nine figures and zero. 2. The art of calculating with any species of notation; as, the algorithms of fractions, proportions, surds, etc.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
algorithm A detailed sequence of actions to perform to accomplish some task. Named after an Iranian mathematician, Al-Khawarizmi. Technically, an algorithm must reach a result after a {finite} number of steps, thus ruling out {brute force} search methods for certain problems, though some might claim that brute force search was also a valid (generic) algorithm. The term is also used loosely for any sequence of actions (which may or may not terminate). {Paul E. Black's Dictionary of Algorithms, Data Structures, and Problems (http://www.nist.gov/dads/)}. (2002-02-05)