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Ìlànà ìṣirò

Algorithm

Coined by Hakeem Oluwafemi Adeniyan · June 7, 2026

Definition

Ìlànà ìṣirò jẹ́ ọ̀nà ṣísẹ̀-n-tẹ̀lé tí a máa ń tẹ̀lé láti yanjú ìṣòro kan tàbí láti ṣe iṣẹ́ kan pàtó. Nínú ìmọ̀jinlẹ̀ kọ̀ǹpútà, ìlànà ìṣirò jẹ́ àwọn ìtọ́sọ́nà tó ṣe gẹ́lẹ́ tí kọ̀ǹpútà máa ń tẹ̀lé. (An algorithm is a step-by-step procedure followed to solve a problem or perform a specific task. In computer science, an algorithm is a set of precise instructions that a computer follows.)

Formation

A kó àsọyé yìí jọ láti ara ọ̀rọ̀ Yorùbá méjì: ìlànà àti ìṣirò.

Usage Examples

  • Ìlànà ìṣirò tó tọ́ máa ń yanjú ìṣòro ní kíákíá. A good algorithm solves a problem quickly.
  • Àwọn olùkọ́ kọ̀ǹpútà ń kọ́ wa bí a ṣe lè kọ ìlànà ìṣirò. Computer teachers teach us how to write algorithms.
  • Ìlànà ìṣirò yìí ní ìgbésẹ̀ márùn-ún. This algorithm has five steps.

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Cite This Entry

APA 7th Edition

Adeniyan, H. O. (2026, June 7). Ìlànà ìṣirò (Algorithm). In Yoruba Terminology Dictionary. Retrieved from https://hakeemoadeniyan.github.io/dictionary/ilana-isiro/
Adeniyan, H. O. (2026, June 7). Ìlànà ìṣirò (Algorithm). In Yoruba Terminology Dictionary. Retrieved from https://hakeemoadeniyan.github.io/dictionary/ilana-isiro/