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title: "What is an algorithm?"  
description: "What is an algorithm?"  
author: "Jonas Stuart"  
published: 2017-11-13  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/30463/what-is-an-algorithm  
category: "programming"  
tags: ["software"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is an algorithm?

What is an [algorithm](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/302556/unveiling-google-s-pagerank-algorithm-the-foundation-of-search-rankings)?

## Answers

### Answer by Paul Wilson

Algorithm is a step by step description for solve a problem based on conducting a sequence of specified action write in a simple language.


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