This week's theme: words with built-in definite articles. algorithm (AL-guh-rith-uhm) noun
A finite sequence of well-defined steps for solving a problem. [After al Khwarizmi (the [man] of Khwarizm), a nickname of the 9th century Persian astronomer and mathematician Abu Jafar Muhammand ibn Musa, who authored many texts on arithmetic and algebra. He worked in Baghdad and his nickname alludes to his place of origin Khwarizm (Khiva), in present-day Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=algorithm -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "If you teach a computer to write a piece of music by feeding it an algorithm, have you composed the resulting piece or has the computer?" Alexander Gelfand; The Sounds of Science; The Walrus (Toronto, Canada); Jun 2007. Sponsors' Messages: Learn to think productively and creatively with "Think Better". One of the best creative thinking books ever: http://amazon.com/o/asin/0071494936 Subscribe to http://delanceyplace.com -- a carefully selected non-fiction book excerpt free to your email each day. It's the thinking person's daily quotation. Discover new *super magnetic* Thinking Putty. It's the perfect stocking stuffer! Find out more: http://puttyworld.com?a=awad ............................................................................ A politician is a man who thinks of the next election; while the statesman thinks of the next generation. -James Freeman Clarke, preacher and author (1810-1888) Looking for word/quotation archives: http://wordsmith.org/awad/archives.html Unsubscribe, change address, etc: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/algorithm.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/algorithm.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/algorithm.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
