algorithm
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 409 U.S. 63 - Gottschalk v. Benson · 1972Most cited · 842 citing opinions
A procedure for solving a given type of mathematical problem is known as an 'algorithm.' The procedures set forth in the present claims are of that kind; that is to say, they are a generalized formulation for programs to solve mathematical problems of converting one form of numerical representation to another.
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Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “algorithm” — 839 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.