noun
- A precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem.
- synonyms: algorithmic rule, algorithmic program
Algorithm and Coefficient
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
- (n.) The art of calculating by nine figures and zero.
- (n.) The art of calculating with any species of notation; as, the algorithms of fractions, proportions, surds, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Algorithm is a complex mathematical model. In credit scoring, it is used to compare data in millions of credit reports and predict a person's likelihood to repay debts.
noun
- A constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic. .
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
- (n.) That which unites in action with something else to produce the same effect.
- (a.) Cooperating; acting together to produce an effect.
- (n.) A number, commonly used in computation as a factor, expressing the amount of some change or effect under certain fixed conditions as to temperature, length, volume, etc.; as, the coefficient of expansion; the coefficient of friction.
- (n.) A number or letter put before a letter or quantity, known or unknown, to show how many times the latter is to be taken; as, 6x; bx; here 6 and b are coefficients of x.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Coefficient is a constant used to multiply another quantity or series; as in 3 xand ax, 3 and a are coefficients ofx.