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algoritme
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Catalan
Noun
algoritme m (plural algoritmes)
- alternative form of algorisme
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English algorithm, from Latin algorithmus.
Pronunciation
Noun
algoritme c (singular definite algoritmen, plural indefinite algoritmer)
Inflection
Derived terms
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Dutch
Etymology
From Medieval Latin algorithmus, a by-form of algorismus introduced under the influence of Ancient Greek ἀριθμός (arithmós, “number”). A Latinization of Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵuwārizmiyy, “native of Khowarizm”), surname of the Persian mathematician Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī.
Pronunciation
Noun
algoritme n (plural algoritmen or algoritmes, diminutive algoritmetje n)
- an algorithm, precise logical computational procedure
Usage notes
Originally a masculine noun (de algoritme), the term has increasingly been treated as neuter since the 1980s.
Derived terms
- algoritmiek
- algoritmisch
Related terms
Descendants
- → Indonesian: algoritme
Anagrams
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Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /alɡoˈritmə/ [al.ɡoˈrit̪̚.mə]
- Rhymes: -itmə
- Syllabification: al‧go‧rit‧me
Noun
algoritmê (plural algoritme-algoritme)
- (proscribed) alternative form of algoritma
Further reading
- “algoritme”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
Noun
algoritmè m
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Via English algorithm from Medieval Latin algorismus, a transliteration of Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵuwārizmiyy, “the native of Khowarizm”), surname of the well-known Persian mathematician Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī who lived during the ninth century and introduced sophisticated mathematics to the West (particularly algebra). Was also influenced by Ancient Greek ἀριθμός (arithmós, “number”) due to a later mistaken connection.
Pronunciation
Audio (Standard East Norwegian): (file)
Noun
algoritme m (definite singular algoritmen, indefinite plural algoritmer, definite plural algoritmene)
- An algorithm (well-defined procedure)
Derived terms
References
- “algoritme” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “algoritme” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “alphabet”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Via English algorithm from Medieval Latin algorismus, a transliteration of Arabic الْخُوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵuwārizmiyy, “the native of Khowarizm”), surname of the well-known Persian mathematician Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī who lived during the ninth century and introduced sophisticated mathematics to the West (particularly algebra). Was also influenced by Ancient Greek ἀριθμός (arithmós, “number”) due to a later mistaken connection.
Pronunciation
Audio (Standard East Norwegian): (file)
Noun
algoritme m (definite singular algoritmen, indefinite plural algoritmar, definite plural algoritmane)
- An algorithm (well-defined procedure)
Derived terms
References
- “algoritme” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “algoritme” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “alphabet”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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Occitan
Noun
algoritme m (plural algoritmes)
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