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A problem of sufficient complexity to require the use of a computer for its solution is not likely to be solved by a succession of simple calculations. Indeed, if the computer is to behave as anything other than a fast calculating machine, it must, at various points in a solution, be directed to take some step other than that immediately following.
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© 1978 I. R. Wilson and A. M. Addyman
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Wilson, I.R., Addyman, A.M. (1978). Basic Control Constructs. In: A Practical Introduction to Pascal. Macmillan Computer Science Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03709-4_3
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