meaning of pseudocode
1. Pseudocode A notation resembling a programming language but not intended for actual compilation. It usually combines some of the structure of a programming language with an informal natural-language description of the computations to be carried out. It is often produced by CASE systems as a basis for later hand coding. pseudoprime A backgammon prime six consecutive occupied points with one point missing. This term is an esoteric pun derived from a mathematical method that, rather than determining precisely whether a number is prime has no divisors, uses a statistical technique to decide whether the number is "probably" prime. A number that passes this test is called a pseudoprime. The hacker backgammon usage stems from the idea that a pseudoprime is almost as good as a prime: it does the job of a prime until proven otherwise, and that probably wont happen. [Jargon File] pseudo-random number
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