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algorithmic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • ăl'gərĭth'mĭk
  • Australian, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˌælɡəˈɹɪðmɪk/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AE1 L G ER0 IH2 DH AH0 M IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to or having the characteristics of an algorithm

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: heuristic

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic ال (al-) Old Persian *𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼- (*u-v-a-r-) Old Persian *𐏀𐎷𐎡- (*z-mi-i-) Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡𐎹 (u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-y)der. Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡𐏁 (u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-š) Classical Persian خْوَارَزْم (xwārazm)bor. Arabic خَوَارِزْم (ḵawārizm) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic خَوَارِزْمِيّ (ḵawārizmiyy) Arabic الخَوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵawārizmiyy)bor. Medieval Latin algorismusbor. Anglo-Norman algorismebor. Middle English algorisme English algorism ▲ English arithmo-influ. English algorithm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English algorithmic From algorithm + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ալգորիթմական (algoritʻmakan) — relating to an algorithm
  • Azerbaijani: alqoritmik — relating to an algorithm
  • Catalan: algorítmic — relating to an algorithm
  • Czech: algoritmický — relating to an algorithm
  • Danish: algoritmisk — relating to an algorithm
  • Dutch: algoritmisch — relating to an algorithm
  • Esperanto: algoritma — relating to an algorithm
  • Finnish: algoritminen — relating to an algorithm
  • Finnish: algoritmi- — relating to an algorithm
  • French: algorithmique — relating to an algorithm
  • Georgian: ალგორითმული (algoritmuli) — relating to an algorithm
  • Icelandic: algóritmískur — relating to an algorithm
  • Icelandic: algrímskur — relating to an algorithm
  • Indonesian: algoritmis — relating to an algorithm
  • Indonesian: algoritmik — relating to an algorithm
  • Italian: algoritmico — relating to an algorithm
  • Kazakh: алгоритмді (algoritmdı) — relating to an algorithm
  • Kazakh: алгоритмдік (algoritmdık) — relating to an algorithm
  • Persian: خوارزمیک (xârazmik) — relating to an algorithm
  • Persian: الگوریتمی (algoritmi) — relating to an algorithm
  • Polish: algorytmiczny — relating to an algorithm
  • Portuguese: algorítmico — relating to an algorithm
  • Romanian: algoritmic — relating to an algorithm
  • Russian: алгоритми́ческий (algoritmíčeskij) — relating to an algorithm
  • Spanish: algorítmico — relating to an algorithm
  • Swedish: algoritmisk — relating to an algorithm
  • Ukrainian: алгоритмі́чний (alhorytmíčnyj) — relating to an algorithm
Real reading context

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