Talk:Algorithm

message: Im asking for a friend, but wouldnt it make more sense to be "Algorythm" from "rythm"? 141.91.210.34 (talk) 09:57, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Because the term 'algorithm' and the term 'rhythm' are not derived from the same source. The history section of the article explains the etymology: "The word algorithm is derived from the name of the 9th-century Persian mathematician Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi..." Mindmatrix 12:28, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why is Algorithm written with an "i" instead of a "y"? 

message: As added by User:2601:196:180:dc0:7c5a:37cb:a8c6:32d7:
:"One box is to be singled out and called the starting point. ... a specific problem is to be given in symbolic form by a finite number of boxes [i.e., INPUT] being marked with a stroke. Likewise, the answer [i.e., OUTPUT] is to be given in symbolic form by such a configuration of marked boxes...  Someone, i guess(talk i guess|le edit list)  02:21, 25 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it's the end of the sentence, with text from the quote cut out. As in "Endofquotesentence. ...because reasons." with part of the quote removed. --Roundish  ⋆tc) 02:35, 25 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Exactly. I pulled the source.  As I read MOS:ELLIPSES, we leave the period in the quotation mark, then do nonbreaking space, ellipsis, space, and pick back up with the text. The alternative would be to gloss the text, which would be something like (condensing) "...and called the starting point. [A] finite number of boxes [are] marked with a stroke." —C.Fred (talk) 02:45, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

text: Unrelated but I don't enjoy the fact this one HTML comment started an edit war.  Someone, i guess(talk i guess|le edit list)  02:54, 25 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text:  So are you saying you agree with the punctuation per the IP's edits and only meant to strike the inline comment? —C.Fred (talk) 02:59, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

text: Just checked - turns out this is exactly what happened lol. Still didnt warrant an edit war - they could've just redone the punctuation and removed their HTML comment and it could've been prevented  Someone, i guess(talk i guess|le edit list)  03:03, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

text: The punctuation, in my opinion, seems to be correct seeing this conversation. I'll restore the latest version using ". ..."  Someone, i guess(talk i guess|le edit list)  03:01, 25 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  March 24, 2023 

message: I'm not sure if this is a good definition as algorithms may contain loops that sometimes may not stop (unless you close the program) and yet be correct, for instance a service that runs on the background Luiz Felipe de Barros Jordão Costa (talk) 01:40, 24 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Algorithm defined as a finite sequence of instructions 

message: Anyone against merging Algorithmics into Algorithm? That page seems almost completely useless. Weebney (talk) 19:55, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: In favour - go for it. I don't think we need the illustration - not for the term anyway.  Amanda Lawrence 10:57, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

text: It is finished. Weebney (talk) 06:02, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge "[[Algorithmics]]" into this page