阅读胡伟武老师的高性能计算机中有一句:50-60年代 Computer Architecture=Computer Arithmetic.查了下有道字典,Arithmetic的中文翻译是算术,算法的意思。那为什么不适用Algorithm呢?它们之间有什么区别呢?查了一下午终于搞明白了。
Algorithm的英文定义是:
An algorithm is a set of rules for solving a math problem which, if done properly, will give a correct answer each time.
翻译成中文:算法是指解决数学问题的一组规则,如果操作适当,每一次都可以得到正确的结果。
更加通俗的解释是:
it is a step-by-step procedure for calculations. Algorithms are used for calculation, data processing, and automated reasoning.and arithmetic. <1>
算法是一步一步的计算过程,可以用作计算,数据处理,自动推理和算术。
而Arithmetic在Wikipedia中解释是:
Arithmetic or arithmetics (from the Greek word ἀριθμός, arithmos "number") is the oldest[1] and most elementary branch of mathematics, used very popularly, for tasks ranging from simple day-to-day counting to advanced science and business calculations. It involves the study of quantity, especially as the result of operations that combine numbers.<2>
翻译成中文:Arithmetic是数学中最古老和最原始的应用非常广泛的一个分支。它可以用来解决从简单的日常计数到先进的科学和商业计算各种任务。它涉及到数量的研究,特别是结合数字的操作的结果。
从上面的分析可以基本上厘清他们之间的关系。
Algorithm研究解决难题思路和方法的科学,他属于计算机科学领域。而Arithmetic解决如何更快更精确计算的科学,属于数学领域。涉及到常用的运算:+—x÷。
更为详细的区别可以参考:文章Algorithms and Arithmetic inEveryday Mathematics
参考文献:
<1>yahoo:Is there a difference between algorithm and arithmetic?:http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20120509221101AADCFk7:
<2>wikipedia:Arithmetic:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arithmetic
<3>补充阅读:Algorithms and Arithmetic in Everyday Mathematicshttp://instruction.aaps.k12.mi.us/EM_parent_hdbk/algorithms.html
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