Each function of a program can be called an algorithm ... In this flowchart, there's a decision point represented by a diamond, where the program must make a comparison between the two numbers ...

There are different types of flowchart symbols and conventions, such as ANSI, ISO, or UML, that you can use to document your algorithm. You should choose a standard notation that is consistent ...

Abstract: This paper analyses the relation between two slot-based contention resolution algorithms for channel reservation namely UNI and CAP. For each algorithm the system performance is derived as a ...

To clear things up, I drew you this flowchart on the back of an envelope so you can work out whether something is using AI or not. This originally appeared in our AI newsletter The Algorithm.