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[[File:Diagram for the computation of Bernoulli numbers.jpg|thumb|[[Ada Lovelace]]'s diagram from "note G", the first published computer algorithm.]]
'''[[w:Algorithm|Algorithms]]''', in [[mathematics]] and [[computer science]], are an effective method expressed as a finite list of well-defined instructions for calculating a function. Algorithms are used for calculation, data processing, and automated reasoning. In simple words an algorithm is a step-by-step procedure for calculations.
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