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algorithm

[al-guh-rith-uhm] / ˈæl gəˌrɪð əm /


NOUN
program
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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

No one has yet curated the perfect user base or algorithm to map people’s feeds exactly onto the preferences of the country, or even Maine primary voters.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

Then they would use Goldman’s algorithm, and the diagnosis and outcome of every patient treated under the two systems would be compared.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

Sites must also consider how their algorithms – the computer code which recommends new content to users – could be harmful to young people and mitigate any risks.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

River can be a good thing, social media algorithms can flatten the context around the waterway, particularly when it comes to demographic changes in nearby neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Even the qualitative factors are quantified and fed to the hiring algorithms.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

"There's no AI autonomous algorithms ever capable to handle that safely."

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

“I can write some algorithms to help your search. I can create a visual recognition program to see if their faces pop up in anyone else’s social media. I can help a lot.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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