Algorithm - Continuous Algorithms

Continuous Algorithms

The adjective "continuous" when applied to the word "algorithm" can mean:

  1. An algorithm operating on data that represents continuous quantities, even though this data is represented by discrete approximations—such algorithms are studied in numerical analysis; or
  2. An algorithm in the form of a differential equation that operates continuously on the data, running on an analog computer.

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