I've wondered this too... Hopefully get to see an answer! - BriHizzle  306.0 #578 6:32PM

Its an estimate based on trends. - bubbaz161  257.3 #930 6:33PM

an algorithm is an effective method expressed as a finite list of well-defined instructions for calculating a function. Algorithms are used for calculation, data processing, and automated reasoning. Starting from an initial state and initial input, the instructions describe a computation that, when executed, will proceed through a finite number of well-defined successive states, eventually producing "output" and terminating at a final ending state. The transition from one state to the next is not necessarily deterministic; some algorithms, known as randomized algorithms, incorporate random input.. simply saying, the computer is taking a guess based on wait times from the past dates.. - DonaldMissingPants  296.2 #632 6:35PM

Wow! Good answer - clrkcynd  128.6 #2599 6:37PM

you took the words right out of my mouth!! - Rob512  755.1 #134 6:37PM

lol Rob. Thank you I understood the last sentence...,the rest=mush!!!! - RocklinMousewife  259.6 #912 7:14PM