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Al·gol A0196800 (ăl′gŏl′, -gôl′)n. A binary, eclipsing variable star in the constellation Perseus, almost as bright as Polaris. [Arabic (ra's) al-ġūl, (head) of the ghoul : al-, the + ġūl, ghoul (so called because the star was considered to represent the head of Medusa held by Perseus); see ġwl in Semitic roots.]Algol (ˈælɡɒl) n (Astronomy) the second brightest star in Perseus, the first known eclipsing binary. Visual magnitude: 2.2–3.5; period: 68.8 hours; spectral type (brighter component): B8V[C14: from Arabic al ghūl the ghoul]
Algol (ˈælɡɒl) n (Computer Science) a computer programming language designed for mathematical and scientific purposes; a high-level language[C20 alg(orithmic) o(riented) l(anguage)]Al•gol (ˈæl gɒl, -gɔl) n. a second-magnitude star in the constellation Perseus: the first known and most famous eclipsing binary star. [1350–1400; Middle English < Arabic, =al the + ghūl ghoul] ALGOL (ˈæl gɒl, -gɔl) n. a computer language in which information is expressed in algebraic notation and according to the rules of Boolean algebra. [1955–60; algo(rithmic)l(anguage)] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Algol - the second brightest star in Perseus; the first known eclipsing binaryPerseus - a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky Way | | 2. | ALGOL - (from a combination of ALGOrithmic and Language); a programming language used to express computer programs as algorithmsalgebraic language - an algorithmic language having statements that resemble algebraic expressions | MedicalSeepascalFinancialSeeAlgorithmic LanguagesALGOL
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