Q100018 โ€” Algorithm

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Definition

An algorithm is a specified procedure that transforms inputs into outputs through a finite or otherwise characterized sequence of steps.

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Accepted claims and scope

stipulated_definition

An algorithm is a specified procedure that transforms inputs into outputs through a finite or otherwise characterized sequence of steps.

Scope: Declared first-party usage for this encyclopedia entry; not a universal or empirical assertion.

stipulated_definition

This entry concerns a procedure description, not a particular program, machine, or claim that execution always terminates.

Scope: Declared local editorial disambiguation or distinction for this entry; this claim sets usage and does not assert a contingent world fact.

stipulated_definition

An algorithm is distinguished from one implementation of that procedure.

Scope: Declared local editorial disambiguation or distinction for this entry; this claim sets usage and does not assert a contingent world fact.

stipulated_definition

The definition leaves termination conditions explicit rather than presuming them.

Scope: Declared local editorial disambiguation or distinction for this entry; this claim sets usage and does not assert a contingent world fact.

Disambiguation

This entry concerns a procedure description, not a particular program, machine, or claim that execution always terminates.

Editorial distinctions

Record-level original-text rights

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Source provenance and rights

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Related atlas concepts โ€” editorial navigation

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Publication metadata

Status: published; protocol/version: logos_encyclopedia_published_v1 / 7; published: 2026-09-28T09:47:00.332Z