Step-by-step procedures or formulas for solving problems or completing tasks, especially in computing and mathematics. Systematic methods for calculation or data processing.
From the name of 9th-century Persian mathematician Al-Khwarizmi, whose Latin name 'Algorithmi' became associated with computational procedures. The word originally referred to decimal arithmetic using Hindu-Arabic numerals.
Every algorithm traces back to a single brilliant mathematician whose name became synonymous with systematic problem-solving. Al-Khwarizmi's medieval work on algebra and arithmetic was so revolutionary that his name evolved into our modern word for any logical procedure.
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