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algorithm

[al-guh-rith-uhm] / ˈæl gəˌrɪð əm /


NOUN
program
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“When the algorithm prevents people from saying ‘sex’ or ‘suicide’ or any other sensitive word, it becomes a proxy for human behavior.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

Do you ever get the sense that your Twitter algorithm thinks that you, yourself, are a conspiracy theorist?

From Slate • May 7, 2026

“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

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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