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algorithm

[al-guh-rith-uhm] / ˈæl gəˌrɪð əm /


NOUN
program
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I’m considerably less enthusiastic about the possibility of an algorithm deciding that my apparent dependence on black beans means I could stand to pay another 30 cents per can.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

The country may be doing considerably better than your algorithm wants you to believe.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2026

For each installation, the algorithm first established a baseline distribution from imagery taken one year earlier, from February through August 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Because the cities are separated by a considerable distance, the algorithm can often find a sampled point close to the shortest route.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Now it was time to construct an algorithm that could tease some conclusions from this mass of data.

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

Australia said its restrictions would protect young users from graphic content, online predators and predatory algorithms designed to keep people scrolling.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Tanisha, who is also a singer-songwriter and producer, feels in a world where algorithms influence what we listen to, it's important to still have platforms curated by music lovers.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

One promising solution is to use approximation algorithms, which calculate estimates rather than exact answers.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

After breaching a large Indian crypto exchange in 2024, hackers used algorithms to spread funds through global crypto networks, doing it faster than any human could and making them virtually impossible to recover.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 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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