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algorithm

[al-guh-rith-uhm] / ˈæl gəˌrɪð əm /


NOUN
program
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“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

"The algorithm was absolutely key to our findings," Svensson said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

The algorithm guessed right more than 95 percent of the time.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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