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Cool Re: Algorithms beyond programming

Qfwfq,

Your four bullets, I feel address a definition of Algorithm well enough with the following
proviso:

  • That said Algorithm is already considered a valid one.
  • Restricting Algorithm to finite states is fine enough. Consider the calculation of Primes. The Algorithm is only calculating one Prime at at time. Do so on each one is definitely a finite set of steps no matter how big the Prime is.


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