algorithm (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *algorithm*:
NOUN	cognition	algorithm, algorithmic rule, algorithmic program	a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem

algorithm > pronunciation
Sounds	ae'lgerih.dhahm
Rhymes	abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...

English > *algorithm*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	A precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem.
Synonyms	algorithmic rule, algorithmic program
Narrower	sorting algorithm	An algorithm for sorting a list
Narrower	stemmer, stemming algorithm	An algorithm for removing inflectional and derivational endings in order to reduce word forms to a common stem
Broader	rule, formula	(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
Spanish	algoritmo
Catalan	algorisme, algoritme
Adjectives	algorithmic	of or relating to or having the characteristics / characteristics of an algorithm

HyperDic: algorithm