Algorithm
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An algorithm is a specific set of instructions for carrying out a procedure or solving a problem, usually with the requirement that the procedure terminate at some point.
Algorithm is a college-level concept that would be first encountered in a discrete mathematics course.
Examples
| Euclidean Algorithm: | The Euclidean algorithm is an algorithm for finding the greatest common divisor of two numbers. |
| Newton's Method: | Newton's method is an iterative method for numerically finding a root of a function. |
| Prime Factorization Algorithms: | Prime factorization algorithms are algorithms that have been devised for determining the prime factors of a given number (a process called prime factorization). |