Donald Knuth: Mathematical Ideas, or Algorithms, Should Not Be Patented (Groklaw)
Donald Knuth: Mathematical Ideas, or Algorithms, Should Not Be Patented (Groklaw)
Posted Jun 18, 2009 10:41 UTC (Thu) by lysse (guest, #3190)In reply to: Donald Knuth: Mathematical Ideas, or Algorithms, Should Not Be Patented (Groklaw) by Wol
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"precisely" or "exactly" would be my suggestions. I'd also suggest "an arbitrary sequence of instructions" to define a general-purpose computer.
But I'm also glad I don't have to do that for a living. :)