 What is an algorithm? |
| pandy |
 Jul 22 2018, 02:07 AM
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Well, I know what it is, sort of. But I've never understood the difference between a (computer) algorithm and a short procedural program or script. Thought it's about time I find out.
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| Christian J |
Jul 23 2018, 03:16 PM
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QUOTE(pandy @ Jul 22 2018, 09:07 AM)  I've never understood the difference between a (computer) algorithm and a short procedural program or script. But is there a distinct difference, maybe the terms belong to different categories, or overlap? According to Wikipedia: The term "scripting language" is also used loosely to refer to dynamic high-level general-purpose languages [...] with the term "script" often used for small programs (up to a few thousand lines of code) in such languages --so a script is a small program in a high-level general-purpose language. QUOTE look at the example they give. That's a program/script to me.  Seems an algo can be written as a program/script (but also in English prose, like in the example), and a program can be a script? In other words, an algo can be a script?  |
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pandy What is an algorithm? Jul 22 2018, 02:07 AM
CharlesEF I will admit that I don't know the 'offici... Jul 22 2018, 11:18 PM
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I will admit that I don't know the 'offic... Jul 23 2018, 12:48 PM CharlesEF
So you mean an algorithm is part of a program rat... Jul 23 2018, 03:09 PM pandy
So you mean an algorithm is part of a program ra... Jul 23 2018, 03:54 PM pandy If this is true, even I use algorithms. :shades: ... Jul 23 2018, 04:06 PM Christian J :lol: Clear as mud:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wik... Jul 23 2018, 12:41 PM pandy
:lol: Clear as mud:
[url=https://en.wikipedia.o... Jul 23 2018, 12:49 PM CharlesEF
:lol: Clear as mud:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wi... Jul 23 2018, 02:57 PM pandy
But is there a distinct difference, maybe the ter... Jul 23 2018, 03:49 PM Christian J
If not, why don't we ever hear someone talk a... Jul 23 2018, 05:11 PM CharlesEF Since the advent of computers the waters have inde... Jul 23 2018, 08:29 PM Darin McGrew Well, I know what it is, sort of. But I've nev... Jul 26 2018, 09:06 PM pandy Oh! So an algorithm isn't actual code? Mor... Jul 27 2018, 06:14 AM Darin McGrew Oh! So an algorithm isn't actual code? Mor... Jul 28 2018, 12:43 AM pandy Wow, that simple... Thanks Darin, I had no idea. ... Jul 28 2018, 08:29 AM |
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