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In programming, an algorithm is roughly synonymous with a method. An algorithm/method may return some kind of value to the calling code, but is essentially a block of code used to perform a series of actions or modifications.

In contrast, a function is required to return a value. There may be some programming languages for which this is not a syntactic requirement; but that's the philosophical distinction.

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	In [[programming]], an [[algorithm]] is roughly synonymous with a [[method]]. An algorithm/method may return some kind of value to the calling code, but is essentially a block of code used to perform a series of actions or modifications.		In [[programming]], an [[algorithm]] is roughly synonymous with a [[method]]. An algorithm/method may return some kind of value to the calling code, but is essentially a block of code used to perform a series of actions or modifications.

	In contrast, a [[function]] is required to return a value. There may be some [[programming language]]s for which this is not a syntactic requirement; but that's the philosophical distinction.		In contrast, a [[Subroutine\|function]] is required to return a value. There may be some [[programming language]]s for which this is not a syntactic requirement; but that's the philosophical distinction.