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algorithm

[al-guh-rith-uhm] / ˈæl gəˌrɪð əm /


NOUN
program
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Unless you have a real system or algorithm, you will lose money doing that, and the more you trade the faster you will lose.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Many service sector workers find that they only get shifts when an algorithm says their labor is required – leaving their schedules and earnings unpredictable.

From Salon Jul. 26, 2026

Rather than manually extracting proteins and peptides from tissues and then using methods such as mass spectrometry to identify huge numbers of molecules, the researchers created a computer algorithm called Peptide Predictor.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

But those everyday traders can’t react anywhere near as quickly as a fast-twitch algorithm.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

He took Goldman’s algorithm, presented it to the doctors in the Cook County ED and the doctors in the Department of Medicine, and announced that he was holding a bake-off.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

None of the protesters interviewed for this story spoke about algorithms, engagement or going viral.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Consumer Watchdog also cites secrecy surrounding the telematics companies’ proprietary algorithms.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

It also stressed the need for greater transparency around how social media works as "opaque algorithms and content moderation hampers the ability of young users to understand why certain content is recommended, suppressed or removed".

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

He also wrote a book about the Hindu numeral system, which allowed the new style of numbers to spread quickly through the Arab world—along with algorithms, the tricks for multiplying and dividing Hindu numerals quickly.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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