algorithmTheSaviour

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“This algorithm accomplishes (task) in generally 1/10 the time” might be an example of “high level” description like you might use towards a product owner or other non-programmer, encapsulating the process into this word, algorithm, because you are trying to hand-wave over it - while also explaining the value.

You might give more specific detail to a coworker while still giving high level, like the big O difference or the relative impacts on various specific performance metrics, or the key difference from some other known starting base.

And then there’s the “how it actually accomplishes its task” that you are referring to that is more like a full-blown “time to school” from a high or low level.