algorist

noun3

1. •
   One who develops algorithms.

   • As an algorist Ramanujan had few peers in the world of mathematics. — 1987
2. •
   One who uses Arabic numerals to represent numbers and to perform calculations, as opposed to one who uses Roman numerals to represent numbers and an abacus to perform calculations.

   • In the handling of numbers the dream of the algorist was to free men from a machine. — 1953
3. •
   The aspect of a biological organism that follows a systematic process to interpret perceptual data.

   • It is very difficult not to construe the algorist as homunculus, although claims are made to the contrary. The algorist is somehow not simply the perceiver (otherwise that word would do). — 1982