cold, chilliness

Obsolete spelling of algorithm (all senses)

plural of algorism

The reduction in body temperature following death.

(countable) A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.

(historical) Any of certain algorithms first described in Euclid's Elements.

(mathematics, computing) Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.

plural of algorithm

(mathematics) Any algorithm that uses randomness as part of its logic.

(computing) A method of finding a nearly optimal solution to an optimization problem that cannot be solved exactly within a reasonable time.