Computer Science / Unit 5 CS 0236 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Algorithm's Three Requirements
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The idea
An algorithm bound for a computer must be unambiguous, deterministic — same inputs, same outputs — and affordable in time and storage for the problem's needs.
In practice
A dosing protocol that reads two ways, varies by nurse, or takes a century to compute fails the test.
Where people slip
Finite and precise is not yet affordable.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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