🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

algoritmo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: algoritmo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Algorithm/ˈæl.ɡəˌrɪð.əm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O algoritmo processa a informação em segundos."

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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, a corruption of the name of the 9th-century Persian mathematician Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi. The term evolved from describing the system of decimal arithmetic to denoting any step-by-step procedure for calculation or problem-solving.

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