GLOSSARY
30 Percent Rule: One of the foundational principles of this book. Grounded in research on developing proficiency in a foreign language, this rule states that, instead of needing to gain mastery over every digital skill, you only need to develop 30 percent fluency in a handful of technical topics to cultivate a digital mindset. Those topics are the focus of this book.
algorithm: A set of instructions for how to do a series of steps to accomplish a specific goal. This set of instructions takes what it receives (the input) and transforms it into something else entirely: the output. Computational algorithms—those that instruct computers—can work together to help perform any number of complex tasks. There are five core features of algorithms: ...
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