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algorithm

[al-guh-rith-uhm] / ˈæl gəˌrɪð əm /


NOUN
program
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No one has yet curated the perfect user base or algorithm to map people’s feeds exactly onto the preferences of the country, or even Maine primary voters.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

For everyday investors, this shifts the question from whether to automate their investing, to how much control they are willing to hand over to an algorithm.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

A specialized algorithm selected the most promising candidates, which were then analyzed using detailed quantum calculations to determine whether they could become superconductors.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

Engineers at L’Acoustics recognized the algorithm had a live sound application and redirected it.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

Now it was time to construct an algorithm that could tease some conclusions from this mass of data.

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

River can be a good thing, social media algorithms can flatten the context around the waterway, particularly when it comes to demographic changes in nearby neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Even the qualitative factors are quantified and fed to the hiring algorithms.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

"There's no AI autonomous algorithms ever capable to handle that safely."

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

I don't rely on algorithms - and that's why I got that tie right.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Nor can you understand the complexities of computing—the nature of algorithms, or the storage or corruption of data—without comprehending the structural anatomy of digitized information.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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