al·go·rithm  (āl'gə-rĭth'əm)  n. A step-by-step problem-solving procedure, especially an established, recursive computational procedure for solving a problem in a finite number of steps. [Variant (probably influenced by arithmetic) of algorism.] al'go·rith'mic (-rĭth'mĭk) adj., al'go·rith'mi·cal·ly adv. |