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ALGORITHM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem
Synonyms:
algorithm; algorithmic program; algorithmic rule
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("algorithm" is a kind of...):
formula; rule ((mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "algorithm"):
sorting algorithm (an algorithm for sorting a list)
stemmer; stemming algorithm (an algorithm for removing inflectional and derivational endings in order to reduce word forms to a common stem)
Derivation:
algorithmic (of or relating to or having the characteristics of an algorithm)
Context examples:
An algorithm used to reconstruct imaging data.
(Convolution Kernel, NCI Thesaurus)
EXAMPLE(S): Arterial puncture, sphygmomanometry (for blood pressure measurement) Global introspection, algorithm, Bayesian (for Adverse Event causality)Estrogen Receptor Assay, Progesterone Receptor Assay, p53 Assay (for clinical result assay)
(Defined Observation Method Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
The scoring algorithm for this questionnaire assigns a value from 0 (not at all) to 4 (very much) to each item in the response categories, and the total score ranges between 0 and 176.
(Functional Assessment of Multiple Sclerosis Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)
A method for obtaining an optimal programming algorithm.
(Genetic Programming, NCI Thesaurus)
A shape distortion in the z-axis resulting from the weighting function used in the helical interpolation algorithm.
(Helical Interpolation Artifact, NCI Thesaurus)
A Hidden Markov Model algorithm that calculates recursively forward along the observation sequence.
(Hidden Markov Model Forward Algorithm, NCI Thesaurus)
A profile-profile alignment algorithm that make structural predictions using sequence information.
(FFAS Algorithm, NCI Thesaurus)
Issue associated with a therapy or algorithm not being delivered or executed at the expected time.
(Failure to Fire Medical Device Problem, Food and Drug Administration)
A lossless data compression algorithm that uses a combination of the LZ77 algorithm and Huffman coding.
(Deflate Algorithm, NCI Thesaurus)
Validating that a system or component during or at the end of the development process satisfies specified requirements (the process may include algorithm evaluation).
(Device Software Validation Evaluation Method, Food and Drug Administration)
