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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

The algorithm is a rule that protects the doctors from being swamped with too much information—the same way that the rule of agreement protects improv actors when they get up onstage.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

Back in Minnesota, Smith is content to let Schwab’s algorithms handle his Roth IRA while he travels.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Sites must also consider how their algorithms – the computer code which recommends new content to users – could be harmful to young people and mitigate any risks.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

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

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

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

My real peers are creating algorithms and solving problems.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty




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