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compound algorithm

(definition)

Definition: An algorithm in which one or more of the computable steps is a call to execute another algorithm.

Generalization (I am a kind of ...)
algorithm.

See also primitive algorithm.

Note: Any algorithm is either a primitive algorithm or a compound algorithm. The distinction between primitive and compound is somewhat subjective.

Author: VP

More information

Vreda Pieterse, Topic Maps for Specifying Algorithm Taxonomies: A Case using Transitive Closure Algorithms, doctoral dissertation, University of Pretoria, 2016.

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Vreda Pieterse, "compound algorithm", in Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed. 24 February 2016. (accessed TODAY) Available from: https://www.nist.gov/dads/HTML/compoundAlgorithm.html