🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Algorithmus

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Algorithmus

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Algorithm/ˈæl.ɡəˌrɪð.əm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2850 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Algorithmus optimiert die Suchergebnisse."

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As noun
  1. 1

    A process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.

    "The social media platform uses a complex algorithm to curate your news feed."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Medieval Latin 'algorismus', which was a corruption of the name of the 9th-century Persian mathematician Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi. The term evolved through Middle English to denote any sequence of mathematical steps or rules for problem-solving before modern computing.

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