• Algorithm, A prescribed set of
well-defined rules or instructions for the solution of a problem.
• Source: Oxford Dictionary of Computing
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• An algorithm is a precise set of
instructions which specifies how a task is to be done. If
carried out in the exact sequence given, then the task will be done successfully.
• Source: Richard Foley -
Introduction To Programming Principles:
• Turbo Pascal
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An algorithm can therefore be thought of as a formal solution to a problem.
