algorithmics

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Arabic ال (al-)

Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡𐏁 (u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-š)

Classical Persian خْوَارَزْم (xwārazm)bor.

Arabic خَوَارِزْم (ḵawārizm)

Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)

Arabic خَوَارِزْمِيّ (ḵawārizmiyy)

Arabic الخَوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵawārizmiyy)bor.

Medieval Latin algorismusbor.

Anglo-Norman algorismebor.

Middle English algorisme

English algorism

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English arithmo-influ.

English algorithm

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

Old English -as

Middle English -es

English -s

English -ics

English algorithmics

From algorithm + -ics.

Noun

algorithmics (uncountable)

1. (mathematics, computing) The subdiscipline of informatics or computer science that studies algorithms.
2. (uncommon) Computer science generally. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Translations

subdiscipline of informatics

• Finnish: algoritmiikka
• French: algorithmique (fr) f
• Hebrew: אלגוריתמיקה f
• Polish: algorytmika f, teoria algorytmów f