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algorithm

[al-guh-rith-uhm] / ˈæl gəˌrɪð əm /


NOUN
program
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According to Lado, the algorithm could eventually be adapted to operate on actual quantum computers once the hardware becomes sufficiently advanced.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

But such predictions may have little bearing on who was involved in a new crime in the area, even if an algorithm generates information that sounds authoritative.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

“I think the algorithm is playing a role, because the only pages that I follow and I’m looking at and interacting with are related to true crime,” she said.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

“They’re just sort of seeing what the algorithm gives them,” said Smith.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

He only had the resources to retest 120 classrooms, however, so he asked the creators of the cheating algorithm to help choose which classrooms to test.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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