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	ipedia.com: Algorithm Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		An algorithm is a method or procedure for carrying out a task (such as solving a problem in mathematics, finding the freshest produce in a supermarket, or manipulating information in general).
		Algorithms are sometimes implemented as computer programs but are more often implemented by other means, such as in a biological neural network (for example, the human brain implementing arithmetic or an insect relocating food), or in electric circuits or in a mechanical device.
		A divide-and-conquer algorithm reduces an instance of a problem to one or more smaller instances of the same problem (usually recursively), until the instances are small enough to be directly expressible in the programming language employed (what is 'direct' is often discretionary).
	www.ipedia.com /algorithm.html (2083 words)

	Algorithm - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Algorithms can be implemented by computer programs, although often in restricted forms; mistakes in implementation and limitations of the computer can prevent a computer program from correctly executing its intended algorithm.
		The concept of an algorithm is often illustrated by the example of a recipe, although many algorithms are much more complex; algorithms often have steps that repeat (iterate) or require decisions (such as logic or comparison).
		A greedy algorithm is similar to a dynamic programming algorithm, but the difference is that solutions to the subproblems do not have to be known at each stage; instead a "greedy" choice can be made of what looks best for the moment.
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	Algorithm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Flowcharts are often used to represent algorithms.]] An algorithm is a finite set of well-defined instructions for accomplishing some task which, given an initial state, will result in a corresponding recognisable end-state (contrast with heuristic).
		Taking this into account, here is a simple algorithm to accomplish this: # When you begin, the first number is the largest number in the list you've seen so far.
		The first case of an algorithm written for a computer was Ada Byrons s-notes-on-the-analytical-engine.html" title="ada-byron's-notes-on-the-analytical-engine">notes on the analytical engine written in 1842, for which she is considered by many to be the world's first programmer.
	www.choam.info /title/al/algorithm.html (2343 words)

	Algorithm - Recipes Encyclopedia
		An algorithm (the word is derived from the name of the Persian mathematician Al-Khwarizmi), is a finite set of well-defined instructions for accomplishing some task which, given an initial state, will terminate in a corresponding recognizable end-state (contrast with heuristic).
		the USA, allows some algorithms effectively to be patented, provided a physical embodiment is possible (for example, a multiplication algorithm may be embodied in the arithmetic unit of a microprocessor).
		5 Classes of algorithms (Methods for designing algorithms)
	www.recipes.tiptophot.com /recipes/index.php?title=Algorithm (2174 words)

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		The graphs are produced by a fairly elegant (IMO) algorithm, but there's a limit to how dense the graph it produces can be when there are highly unbalanced trees.
		I played about with increasing that density this afternoon to get more of the (very large) imported maps to display, but even a very slight increase wound up making the graphs very hard to interpret; you could no longer pick out the flow of branches across the page.
		Similarly, we readily see a difference between a pictorial stained-glass window and a randomised collection of shards of coloured glass.
	blog.vrplumber.com /monthlist_html?year=2006&month=1 (6907 words)

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