Assertion: algorithm | /r/CapableOf | take input
Facets:
value: generally
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: An algorithm can be considered to solve such a puzzle if it takes as input an arbitrary initial configuration and produces as output a sequence of moves leading to a final configuration (if the puzzle is solvable from that initial configuration, otherwise it signals the impossibility of a solution).
text: Generally, an algorithm takes some input and uses mathematics and logic to produce the output.
text: At its most basic, an algorithm is simply a set of well-defined steps that you can follow, generally taking some inputs and producing a different set of outputs.