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algorithm

[al-guh-rith-uhm] / ˈæl gəˌrɪð əm /


NOUN
program
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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

The sampled points might be located too far from the most direct connection, forcing the algorithm to estimate a much longer route.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

And no Angeleno with an L.A.-centric social media algorithm could forget Jason Radovan and Hannah Webb, who reigned as “The Mother & Father of the 110” on Halloween 2023.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

"Once you watch one thing like that, the algorithm, of course, feeds you more of the same content," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

There is no algorithm for doing this, but let me give you a couple of examples.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Her research has looked into automated algorithms and the effect on lived experiences, looking at decisions about people which have been based solely on statistics.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Many existing miniature spectrometers depend on complicated calibration procedures and demanding algorithms to reconstruct spectral information.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

So basically, these are professional Wall Street people looking at algorithms.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

For all of its subtext about the pitfalls of algorithms, the film doesn’t wallow in nostalgia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Nor can you understand the complexities of computing—the nature of algorithms, or the storage or corruption of data—without comprehending the structural anatomy of digitized information.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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