# Algorithms

An algorithm is a recipe exact enough for a machine to follow. The word comes from the name of al-Khwarizmi, who wrote in Baghdad in the ninth century on calculating with the Indian numerals and on solving equations.

Connects to:
- [Computation](https://mapideas.org/i/mat_computation)
- [Translation and the House of Wisdom](https://mapideas.org/i/hi_wisdom)
- [Can a machine find new math?](https://mapideas.org/i/q_math_machine)
- [Grammar](https://mapideas.org/i/la_grammar)
- [Computers](https://mapideas.org/i/te_computers)

Sources:
- [Wikipedia: Algorithm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithm)
- [Wikipedia: Al-Khwarizmi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Khwarizmi)

Source: https://mapideas.org/i/mat_algorithm · open on the map: https://mapideas.org/#mat_algorithm