Define Algorithm? Explain in detail with example.
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An algorithm is a step procedure to solve logical and mathematical problems. A recipe is a good example of an algorithm because it says what must be done, step by step. ... The words 'algorithm' and 'algorism' come from the name of a Persian mathematician called Al-Khwārizmī (Persian: خوارزمی, c. 780–850).
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a procedure for solving a mathematical problem (as of finding the greatest common divisor) in a finite number of steps that frequently involves repetition of an operation
A step-by-step solution.
Each step has clear instructions. Like a recipe.
Example: one algorithm for adding two digit numbers is:
1. add the tens
2. add the ones
3. add the numbers from steps 1 and 2
So to add 15 and 32 using that algorithm:
1. add 10 and 30 to get 40
2. add 5 and 2 to get 7
3. add 40 and 7 to get 47
Long Division is another example of an algorithm: when you follow the steps you get the answer.