Because, according to Domingos, the definition of an algorithm is ... that tells a computer what to do.” A computer program is an algorithm, written in a computer programming language ...

But here’s the absolute simplest definition: An algorithm is a set of guidelines that describe how to perform a task. (Click here for a cheat sheet.) Yup. As UCLA’s John Villasenor has pointed ...

basic definition of probability, independence of events, probability distributions and expectations. CLRS has a helpful appendix but the student unfamiliar with these concepts can find numerous high ...

Algorithmic trading (also called automated trading, black-box trading, or algo-trading) uses a computer program that follows a defined set of instructions (an algorithm) to place a trade.

The definition of artificial intelligence ... and the term often gets mangled to include any kind of algorithm or computer program. We can thank Silicon Valley for constantly inflating the ...