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### Introductory website for TheAlgorithms

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What is an Algorithm ?
+The word Algorithm means “a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations”. Therefore Algorithm refers to a set of rules/instructions that step-by-step define how a work is to be executed upon in order to get the expected results.
+We are here to help you !
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TheAlgorithms is open source community established to help people find all the algorithms and data structures for every popular language at a single place.