ALGORITHMS AND ALGORITHMIC LANGUAGES,

Abstract

This paper is intended as an introduction to a number of problems connected with the description of algorithms and algorithmic languages, particularly the syntaxes and semantics of algorithmic languages. The terms 'letter, word, alphabet' are defined and described. The concept of the algorithm is defined and the relation between the algorithm and the alphabet is explained. Normal algorithms and the process of normalization are described. The relation between the algorithm, as a computational process, and the algorithmic language, which is a means of coding the meaning of the process, is explained. Problems involved in the description of the algorithmic language and its translation into other languages (machine language, natural language, meta-language) are then described and the several methods for defining syntactic concepts proposed in the literature are reviewed.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 12, 1969
Accession Number
AD0695921

Entities

People

  • V. M. Koprov
  • V. M. Veselov

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Alphabets
  • Computational Processes
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programming
  • Computing-Related Activities
  • Language
  • Linguistics
  • Literature
  • Machine Languages
  • Natural Languages
  • Semantics
  • Translations

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computational Linguistics
  • Systems Analysis and Design