algorithm

A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.countable

• Informally, an algorithm is any well-defined computational procedure that takes some value, or set of values, as input and produces some value, or set of values, as output. An algorithm is thus a sequence of computational steps that transfo

A flow chart illustrating a decision-making process for human users, especially health care professionals.broadlycountableuncountable

• This retrospective observational analysis evaluated BP [blood pressure] control in an entirely remote management program before and during the pandemic. A team of pharmacists, nurse practitioners, physicians, and nonlicensed navigators used

Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorism.obsoleteuncountable

A software system that makes decisions for end users on a platform; (in particular, social media) the algorithmic curation system on social media feeds; the personalized feed itself.countableinformalmetonymically

• [Donald] Glover began his acceptance speech by saying, “First, I want to thank the great algorithm that put us all here.”
• […] you and I probably didn't run across that in our algorithm, but that doesn't mean that a lot of people aren't gonna run across garbage like that in their algorithms in the next couple weeks […]