From: utzoo!decvax!duke!unc!mcnc!idis!mi-cec!dvk
Newsgroups: net.misc
Title: Re: Definitions of "algorithm"
Article-I.D.: mi-cec.108
Posted: Fri Jun 25 17:11:40 1982
Received: Mon Jun 28 08:35:16 1982


References: npois.1372

The definition of algorithm that I like is:

	algos (greek, for pain)
	rythmos (greek, for rhythm, cycling)

algorithm - painful iteration (really, those greek words DO exist).

			-Dan Klein