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What is an algorithm?

Learn programming basics! Understand algorithms, propositional logic, and Python syntax. Create programs and grasp the basics of computer science.

In this video Rafael describes an algorithm as a sequence of instructions or steps to solve a specific problem or a class of problems.

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