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Al-Khwarizmi invented the concept of "algorithm"... | 1347 comments | Create New Account

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Al-Khwarizmi invented the concept of "algorithm"...

Authored by: PolR on Wednesday, June 13 2012 @ 10:45 AM EDT

The punch cards are not the algorithm.

The source code is not the algorithm.

The bits representing the executable code are not the algorithm.

All of these things are representations of the algorithm. They are not the
algorithm itself.

The algorithm is the procedure. It is meant to be executed. Execution is not
more than the algorithm. It is an integral part of the concept of algorithm.
This is what computation theory teaches us. If you read a textbook of
computation theory and decipher the theorems and their proofs, you will find
they analyze the execution. They don't just analyze the instructions.

So when I say "algorithm" I don't just mean the possibility of
execution. I also mean the execution itself.

[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]

Al-Khwarizmi invented the concept of "algorithm"... - Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, June 18 2012 @ 10:05 AM EDT
- Al-Khwarizmi invented the concept of "algorithm"... - Authored by: PolR on Monday, June 18 2012 @ 11:31 AM EDT

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