<s>
An	O
algorithmic	B-Algorithm
paradigm	I-Algorithm
or	O
algorithm	B-Algorithm
design	I-Algorithm
paradigm	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
generic	O
model	O
or	O
framework	O
which	O
underlies	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
a	O
class	O
of	O
algorithms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
algorithmic	B-Algorithm
paradigm	I-Algorithm
is	O
an	O
abstraction	B-Application
higher	O
than	O
the	O
notion	O
of	O
an	O
algorithm	O
,	O
just	O
as	O
an	O
algorithm	O
is	O
an	O
abstraction	B-Application
higher	O
than	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
program	I-Application
.	O
</s>
