‘An algorithm is a precisely-defined sequence of rules telling how to produce specified output information from given input information in a finite number of steps. A particular representation of an algorithm is called a program, just as we use the word “data” to stand for a particular representation of “information”.’
– Donald E. Knuth (1974, p. 323) [Computer Science and its Relation to Mathematics. The American Mathematical Monthly, 81(4), 323–343]
Suggested citation: Fugard, A. (2022, July 17). Algorithms are to programs as information is to data [blog post]. https://andifugard.info/algorithms-are-to-programs-as-information-is-to-data/
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