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algorithm

[al-guh-rith-uhm] / ˈæl gəˌrɪð əm /


NOUN
program
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For instance, an AI model could “create a better training algorithm and then apply this method to create a new model that is even better at coding or reasoning.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

"The algorithm is good at its job, and the minority who do opt out will find a feed of friends and creators feels quieter than the one they left."

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

This means the satellite sensor and an algorithm identified a pixel containing thermal anomalies associated with fire.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

Antonelli was in no mood to obey a computer algorithm.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

In fact, the word algorithm was a corruption of al-Khowarizmi’s name.

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

The algorithms needed to carry out this processing were developed in collaboration with Johannes Kofler's team at JKU Linz.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

Rather than simply drawing a line inland, their algorithms identify the fastest walking routes to refuge sites beyond "waves' reach," which local authorities have validated.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

Social media giants usually keep the coding behind these algorithms -- the so-called "secret sauce" that drives traffic to their platforms -- closely guarded.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

Australia is set to force social media companies to allow users to easily opt in or out of content recommended by algorithms when they log in.

From BBC Sep. 8, 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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