Which are characteristics of algorithms? Choose all that apply.

An algorithm is a finite, step-by-step set of instructions for solving a problem, so A applies. When followed correctly with the same input, it should produce the expected result each time, which makes C a characteristic. Algorithms can also communicate a solution so others can follow it, making D correct. They are instructions or procedures, not physical representations, so B does not apply.

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