Definition:Algorithm/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Algorithm
The word algorithm is a recent addition to the English language. It was still absent from major dictionaries as late as $1957$.
Sources
- 1997: Donald E. Knuth: The Art of Computer Programming: Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms (3rd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 1.1$: Algorithms