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algorithm

[al-guh-rith-uhm] / ˈæl gəˌrɪð əm /


NOUN
program
Synonyms


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“It is a conscious, intentional change, moving from an inorganic growth algorithm into an organic growth algorithm,” Marcondes said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The ultimate goal is a compiler that takes code written for conventional computers and automatically transforms it into an efficient quantum algorithm.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

"That creates regions of overlap, and that overlap has enough information to use an algorithm to iteratively reconstruct three-dimensional information about the object and the electron wave function."

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

Yet the same eye-catching offers can still pop up in your social media algorithm.

From BBC • May 3, 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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