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algorithm

[al-guh-rith-uhm] / ˈæl gəˌrɪð əm /


NOUN
program
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But it said the rise in numbers would be challenging due to a lack of housing in its area, adding that the algorithm did not take into account the local situation.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

To accelerate the search, the scientists created a computer algorithm called Peptide Predictor.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

I’m considerably less enthusiastic about the possibility of an algorithm deciding that my apparent dependence on black beans means I could stand to pay another 30 cents per can.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

The country may be doing considerably better than your algorithm wants you to believe.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2026

The results were as compelling as the cheating algorithm had predicted.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

He says evidence points to the opposite: These algorithms are likely to withstand most attacks by any kind of computer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Their algorithms push small people into major power.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

But Linebaugh said he worries that “everything is just going to become so uniform,” as the industry seems to lean too heavily on algorithms and audiences’ preferences.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Australia said its restrictions would protect young users from graphic content, online predators and predatory algorithms designed to keep people scrolling.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Elementary schools by and large do manage to teach the basic algorithms for multiplication and division, addition and subtraction, as well as methods for handling fractions, decimals, and percentages.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos


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