"polyalgorithm" meaning in English

See polyalgorithm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-uk-polyalgorithm.ogg [UK] Forms: polyalgorithms [plural]
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  1. (mathematics, computing) A set of algorithms together with rules for choosing when to use each one.
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