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Summary

algorithm ranks in the top 0.46% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47,929 views/month, #358 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi is named after algorithm[2].
  • algorithm is a type of procedure[3].
  • algorithm is a type of work[4].
  • algorithm is a type of mathematical concept[5].
  • algorithm is a type of Q141177811[6].
  • algorithm is part of computer science[7].
  • algorithm is part of algorithmics[8].
  • algorithm is part of mathematics[9].
  • algorithm's Commons category is recorded as Algorithms[10].
  • algorithm's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Algorithms[11].
  • algorithm's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[12].
  • algorithm's described by source is recorded as The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms, 3rd edition[13].
  • algorithm's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[14].
  • algorithm's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • algorithm's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • algorithm's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • algorithm's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[18].
  • algorithm's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox algorithm[19].
  • algorithm's topic has template is recorded as Q22821733[20].
  • algorithm's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/algorithm[21].
  • algorithm's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://cs.stackexchange.com/tags/algorithms[22].
  • algorithm's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://tex.stackexchange.com/tags/algorithms[23].
  • algorithm's has characteristic is recorded as computational complexity[24].
  • algorithm's has characteristic is recorded as algorithmic efficiency[25].
  • algorithm's has characteristic is recorded as algorithmic stability[26].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include procedure[3], work[4], mathematical concept[5], and Q141177811[6].

Origins

Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi is named after algorithm[2].

Use and Application

Part of include computer science[7], an academic discipline[27]; algorithmics[8], a branch of science[28]; and mathematics[9], an academic discipline[29].

Influence

Things named for algorithm include Algolia[30], an organization[31], in France[32], founded in 2012[33], headquartered in Paris[34]; algorave[35], a music genre[36], founded in 2011[37]; and Algoneer[38], a software[39].

Why It Matters

algorithm ranks in the top 0.46% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47,929 views/month, #358 of 77,819).[1] algorithm has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] algorithm is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Entities named for algorithm include Algolia[30], an organization[31], in France[32], founded in 2012[33], headquartered in Paris[34]; algorave[35], a music genre[36], founded in 2011[37]; and Algoneer[38], a software[39].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14439 → 000094
    Equivalent class → http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000064, http://purl.org/spar/fabio/Algorithm, http://www.hozo.jp/owl/YAMATO20210808.miz.owl#algorithm
    Exact match → http://crai.ub.edu/thub/concept/a11663972, https://vocabularis.crai.ub.edu/thub/concept/thub:9810585053, http://id.cabi.org/cabt/8072 +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2888]]: http://www.farzanegi.org/computing/Algorithms?lang=PA"
  2. 10d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000064, http://purl.org/spar/fabio/Algorithm, http://www.hozo.jp/owl/YAMATO20210808.miz.owl#algorithm
    Exact match → http://crai.ub.edu/thub/concept/a11663972, https://vocabularis.crai.ub.edu/thub/concept/thub:9810585053, http://id.cabi.org/cabt/8072 +1
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving [[Property:P2888]] to [[Property:P1709]]"
  3. 23d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iev number → 171-05-07, 351-42-27
    Subclass of → procedure, work, mathematical concept +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8855]]: 351-42-27, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/102058183|algorithm (#102058183)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3984|IEC 60050]] #mix'n'm"
  4. 23d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14870 → ont00000653
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14870]]: ont00000653"
  5. 5w ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Exact match → http://crai.ub.edu/thub/concept/a11663972, https://vocabularis.crai.ub.edu/thub/concept/thub:9810585053, http://id.cabi.org/cabt/8072 +1
    Equivalent class → http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000064, http://purl.org/spar/fabio/Algorithm, http://www.hozo.jp/owl/YAMATO20210808.miz.owl#algorithm
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P2888]]: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000064"
  6. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → FV9mf
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  7. 14w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → algorithms
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: algorithms, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289912812|algorithms (#289912812)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #m"
  8. 16w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0423305-algoritmy
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0423305-algoritmy, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
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