Wiki: Algorithm

Algorithm: An Algorithm is a Function that is defined as a Formal sequence of Steps.
- Context:
  - Can accept zero or more Input Parameters.
  - Can have zero or more Internal Parameters.
  - Can terminate after a finite number of steps.
  - Can have a Turing-machine equivalent.
- Examples:
  - The Blum Blum Shub random number generator algorithm.
  - The C4.5 Machine Learning Algorithm
  - The Quicksort sorting algorithm
- Counter-Examples:
  - Busy Beaver problem
- See: Function