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Algol

Algol Meaning & Definition
Algol Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Algol?

[n] ALGOrithmic Language; a programming language used to express computer programs as algorithms
[n] second brightest star in Perseus; first known eclipsing binary

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See Also | algebraic language | binary | binary star | double star | Perseus

Algol In Webster's Dictionary

\Al"gol\, n. [Ar. al-gh[=u]l destruction, calamity, fr. gh[=a]la to take suddenly, destroy.] (Astron.) A fixed star, in Medusa's head, in the constellation Perseus, remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness.

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