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<p>is a step-by-step procedure for calculations. Algorithms are used for <a href="page.php?w=calculation">calculation</a>, <a href="page.php?w=data_processing">data processing</a>, and <a href="page.php?w=automated_reasoning">automated reasoning</a>.</p>

<p>An algorithm is an <a href="page.php?w=effective_method">effective method</a> expressed as a <a href="page.php?w=wikt%3Afinite">finite</a> list of well-defined instructions for calculating a <a href="page.php?w=Function_%28mathematics%29">function</a>.  Starting from an initial state and initial</p><p>
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