Picky, picky.
Details are in the eyes of the beholder.
algorithm - A detailed sequence of actions to perform to accomplish some task. Named after an Iranian mathematician, Al-Khawarizmi.
Personally I like the first definition of 'Algorism, Algorithm' in the 1913 Websters Revised Unabridged:
1. The art of calculating by nine figures and zero.
Barry
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