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algoritmo

algorithm

noun ahl-goh-REET-moh Rare

Origin: From the Latinization of the name of 9th-century Persian mathematician Al-Khwarizmi (al-Khwārizmī).

Usage Note

Algoritmo entered Spanish via medieval Latin algorismus and originally referred to the Hindu-Arabic numeral system. Today it is used in computing, mathematics, and everyday language to describe any step-by-step procedure. The plural is algoritmos.

Examples

"El algoritmo ordena los resultados por relevancia."

Natural Translation

The algorithm sorts the results by relevance.

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