Mathematics » Geometry » Coordinate Geometry A procedure for devising a set of instructions to solve a problem in a finite number of steps. An example is the Euclidean algorithm for finding the highest common factor of two numbers.

Finance Statistical technique used to measure the relationship between variables and the sensitivity of a variable to one or more other variables.

Finance Official government act that produces a substantial increase in an exchange rate usually overnight.

Computers, Computer Science Measure to the extent to which a random variable is dispersed about its mean value.