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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.
An accepted stipulated definition establishes local encyclopedia usage; it is not empirical proof.
Accepted claims and scope
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
An algorithm is distinguished from one implementation of that procedure.
The definition leaves termination conditions explicit rather than presuming them.
Record-level original-text rights
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