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Algorithm, a Rare card
In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm is any well-defined set of instructions that when followed terminates after a finite number of steps that comprise a solution to a given computational problem.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 59
- Power
- 139
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 410,000
Power 139 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Algorithm quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Algorithm card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Algorithm. Algorithm 80 · Valentin Vacherot 75 · RAPGEF3 70 · Linn Isobarik 66 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Algorithm. Algorithm 410,000 · Linn Isobarik 5,200 · Mayor of Bologna 3,500 · RAPGEF3 1,200 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Advanced algorithms may utilize loops and involve many conditionals that decide the next step based on the inputs provided, resulting in long sequences of steps before halting, but all algorithms terminate by definition.
- In contrast to algorithms, heuristics might be applied to problems for which it is not possible for an algorithmic solution to exist, e.g., because the problem is undecidable or there is otherwise no way to define the correct or optimal result.
- For example, although social media recommender systems are erroneously called "algorithms" in popular media, they are accurately classified as heuristics, because there is no objective criteria by which a recommendation produced by such a system can be judged as "correct".
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Algorithm article was read about 410,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 59: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Algorithm
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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The cards just above and just below Algorithm in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Valentin VacherotEpic · Society · ATK 75 DEF 64
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- Brian LittrellRare · Arts · ATK 69 DEF 70
- CarbonaraRare · Society · ATK 67 DEF 72
- Assassination of Indira GandhiRare · History · ATK 72 DEF 67
- SpaceRare · Science · ATK 72 DEF 67
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Algorithm (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Arthur Baelde, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
