演算法

演算法是計算機科學非常重要的基礎科目。簡單來說，演算法就是用電腦算數學的學問，可以說是數學科目。

想要解決現實生活當中的各種問題，計算機科學家就把現實問題對應到數學問題，然後設計公式、把公式寫成程式，讓電腦執行程式計算答案 ── 這些公式就叫做演算法。

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Algorithm is a procedure for solving a mathematical problem in a finite number of steps that frequently involves repetition of an operation

broadly : a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or accomplishing some end

The current term of choice for a problem-solving procedure, algorithm, is commonly used nowadays for the set of rules a machine (and especially a computer) follows to achieve a particular goal.

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