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algorithm

[al-guh-rith-uhm] / ˈæl gəˌrɪð əm /


NOUN
program
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Attention is split across a million platforms, and your TikTok algorithm is different from your neighbor’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

What distinguishes MeRT is its use of an AI-assisted algorithm to customize stimulation protocols based on each patient's brain activity rather than relying on a standardized approach.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

On Instagram for example, when you turn off the algorithm, you can't see direct messages or access your profile and settings.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

"The mind must not simply compile data -- as an algorithm now does more quickly than we can," the pontiff said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Once she created her own algorithm to sort out the irrelevant photos from the streetcams, she had a full complement of surveillance videos.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

"In the past, a clear mathematical derivation and efficient algorithms were not available," explained Yu Jin.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Critics say social networks use addictive algorithms to keep kids glued to their screens, and warn excessive scrolling can damage their mental health.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

For all of its subtext about the pitfalls of algorithms, the film doesn’t wallow in nostalgia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

So basically, these are professional Wall Street people looking at algorithms.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

The Scythedom, she knew, had created its own algorithms for searching the unsearchable contents of the backbrain—but Citra couldn’t ask Scythe Curie without making her suspicious.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman


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