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 ### Algorithms by Paradigm
 
+An algorithmic paradigm is a generic method or approach which underlies the design of a class 
+of algorithms. It is an abstraction higher than the notion of an algorithm, just as an 
+algorithm is an abstraction higher than a computer program.
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 * **Greedy**
   * [Unbound Knapsack Problem](https://github.com/trekhleb/javascript-algorithms/tree/master/src/algorithms/sets/knapsack-problem)
   * [Dijkstra Algorithm](https://github.com/trekhleb/javascript-algorithms/tree/master/src/algorithms/graph/dijkstra) - finding shortest path to all graph vertices