Is there a phrase or word to describe an algorithim or program is complete in that given any value for its arguments there is a defined outcome?
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Is there a phrase or word to describe an algorithim or programme is complete in that given any value for its arguments there is a defined outcome? i.e. all the ramifications have been considered whatever the context?
A simple example would be the below function:
function returns string get_item_type(int type_no)
{
if(type_no < 10)
return "hockey stick"
else if (type_no < 20)
return "bulldozer"
else
return "unknown"
}
(excuse the dismal pseudo code)
No matter what number is supplied all possibiblites are catered for. My question is: is there a word to fill the blank here:
"get_item_type() is ______ complete"
?
(The answer is not Turing Complete - that is something quite different - but I annoyingly always think of something as "Turing Complete" when I am thinking of the above).
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