| Any computational method that involves an established sequence of steps for problem solving can be considered an algorithm. Although algorithms are typically associated with computers they can exist on their own as a pure mathematical formula, or as a finite set of predefined instructions for solving a problem.
Examples of algorithms include, but are not limited to: image processing algorithms, accounting algorithms, speech recognition and synthesis algorithms, etc. A looser definition of an algorithm is a structured sequence of tasks used to solve a problem. |