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algorithmProcedure or series of steps that can be used to solve a problem. In computer science, it describes the logical sequence of operations to be performed by a program. A flow chart is a visual representation of an algorithm. The word derives from the name of 9th-century Arab mathematician Muhammad bin Musa al-Khwarizmi. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Experts say tagging is about tapping the collective human wisdom rather than relying on a computer algorithm for search. Experts have shown that the computer algorithm used to generate the graph would produce similar results from any series of random numbers. Over the past few decades, computer scientists have designed computer algorithms that produce a good approximation of true randomness. |
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