Why is everyone using the word algorithm today when before we used formula?
And then there are the two meanings of the word fulsome. One meaning contradicting the other.
It seems the politicians have gone for algorithm and are certainly misusing the word fulsome. If they mean it in its original dictionary, ouch, then they really are mixing things up.
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An algorithm is a method for solving a problem, but a formula is a sequence of numbers and symbols corresponding to a word in a language. The quadratic formula is an algorithm, because it is a method for solving quadratic equations. Algorithms may not even involve math, but formulas almost exclusively use numbers.
This is a lifeline. Where are the inclusive days of former dems! Sean O Seasnain threw me this lifeline today. Bless your work
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