determinablealgorithm
nounUK /dɪˈtɜːmɪnəbl ˈælɡərɪðəm/
US /dɪˈtɜːrmɪnəbl ˈælɡərɪðəm/
A set of steps that always finishes and gives a clear answer.
The teacher showed us a determinable algorithm that always finds the shortest path.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. An algorithm guaranteed to halt on every valid input.
We proved the sorting routine is a determinable algorithm because it stops after n steps.
3. A procedure whose result can be found within a finite number of steps.
Checking whether a number is prime can be done with a determinable algorithm.
4. In logic, a method that decides membership in a set for any given input.
The set of even numbers has a determinable algorithm for membership.