decidableprocedure
nounUK /dɪˈsaɪdəbəl prəˈsiːdʒə/
US /dɪˈsaɪdəbəl prəˈsiːdʒər/
A set of steps that always gives a yes or no answer.
The teacher showed a decidableprocedure for checking if a number is even.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A method in math that always finishes and gives a clear answer.
Checking if a word is a palindrome is a decidableprocedure.
3. A step-by-step rule that a computer can follow to solve a problem.
Sorting a list of names can be done with a decidableprocedure.
4. A process that never gets stuck and always tells you yes or no.
The decidableprocedure told us right away that the shape was a triangle.