WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
al•go•rithm /ˈælgəˌrɪðəm/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Mathematicsa set of rules to follow in a fixed order for solving a problem:an algorithm to find the greatest common divisor of a group of numbers.
- Computinga sequence of steps designed for programming a computer to solve a specific problem.
al•go•rithm
(al′gə riᵺ′əm),USA pronunciation n.
al′go•rith′mic, adj.
- Mathematicsa set of rules for solving a problem in a finite number of steps, as for finding the greatest common divisor.
- variant of algorism, by association with Greek arithmós number. See arithmetic 1890–95
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