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algorithm

[al-guh-rith-uhm] / ˈæl gəˌrɪð əm /


NOUN
program
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Two is the ads, and three is the auto play, and kind of the algorithm and the rabbit hole you can go down.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

“Airlines use an algorithm and cookies to assess rates and make changes,” Reynolds said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

What our undercover voters are served by the algorithm is not a complete picture of what real Welsh voters are seeing online.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

In 2016, Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, taking inspiration and personnel from Barack Obama’s two election wins, was a data-heavy enterprise that relied on analytics — and, famously, an algorithm named Ada.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Furthermore, the algorithm would seek out a classroom full of students who performed far better than their past scores would have predicted and who then went on to score significantly lower the following year.

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




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