General Purpose Algorithm

A General Purpose Algorithm is an Algorithm that can be applied to a wide range of Tasks, typically from more than one Domain.

• AKA: Domain Independent Algorithm.
• Context:
  • It can be incorporated into several Domain Specific Algorithms.
  • It can have general Data Structures as Inputs, such as a set or Array.
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• Example(s):
  • a Sorting Algorithm, a General Purpose Algorithm.
  • a Supervised Learning Algorithm, a General Purpose Algorithm.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Word Sense Disambiguation Algorithm.
  • a Duplicate Record Detection Algorithm.
• See: Computing System, Domain Specific Algorithm.

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