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A clearly specified mathematical process for computation; a set of rules that, if followed, will give a prescribed result.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-107 Rev. 1
NIST SP 800-133 Rev. 2
NIST SP 800-135 Rev. 1
NIST SP 800-175B Rev. 1
NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 2
NIST SP 800-90A Rev. 1
NIST SP 800-90B
A clearly specified mathematical process for computation; a set of rules that, if followed, will give a prescribed result.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-56C Rev. 2
under Algorithm
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