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Algorithm (disambiguation)

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An algorithm is an unambiguous method of solving a specific problem.

Algorithm or algorhythm may also refer to:

People

  • Al-Khwarizmi, 8th century Persian originator of algebra, whose name (romanized variously as Algorithm, Alghoarism, Algorism, etc.) is the etymological origin of algorithm in its modern sense.

Music

Other

  • Algorithm (C++), components that perform algorithmic operations on containers and other sequences
  • Algorithms (journal), a technical periodical
  • A temporal inversion device in the 2020 science-fiction film Tenet
  • Recommendation algorithms (often called informally simply as "the algorithm" or "algorithms"), used by social media websites for personalization

See also