A programming language based on ALGOL and designed for non numeric manipulation of mathematical expressions. 一种以algol语言为基础,为数学表达式进行非数值操作而设计的程序设计语言。
algol
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the second brightest star in Perseus; the first known eclipsing binary
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(from a combination of ALGOrithmic and Language); a programming language used to express computer programs as algorithms
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Algol \Al"gol\, n. [Ar. al-gh[=u]l destruction, calamity, fr. gh[=a]la to take suddenly, destroy.] (Astron.) A fixed star, in Medusa's head, in the constellation Perseus, remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness.