From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npois!cbosgd!mark
Newsgroups: net.misc
Title: Re: Definitions of "algorithm"
Article-I.D.: cbosgd.2404
Posted: Thu Jun 24 08:50:34 1982
Received: Sun Jun 27 23:36:27 1982
References: npois.1372

Recipes are very similar to algorithms, but I think they are not necessarily,
for the same reason flowcharts aren't: they aren't usually very
"definite".  That is, the steps of an algorithm should be so basic
that there is absolutely no question about exactly what they mean.
A recipe often contains things like "salt to taste", "brown until done",
etc.  These mean different things to different people.

	Mark