"An algorithm is the description of a sequence of steps to obtain a result from elements provided as input" In the sequence of steps to be performed, there are 3 main features of the algorithm: a ...
In the age of Facebook and Netflix, the word “algorithm” has become so ubiquitous, and its connotation so amorphous, that it’s verging on jargon—maybe even cliché. The Atlantic’s Ian Bogost has ...