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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

The joint venture has retrained the recommendation algorithm to guard against any future manipulation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

For everyday investors, this shifts the question from whether to automate their investing, to how much control they are willing to hand over to an algorithm.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

I have my old cracked phone out, my hack allowing me to track down the other Phoenix Riders without being subjected to the new NeuroLink algorithm.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

"The government focused on maximising network strength, but it did not pay attention to the way that the algorithms changed," said Joyojeet Pal, a professor at the University of Michigan.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Dhar: This gets to the heart of when algorithms do better than humans, and when humans do better.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

None of the protesters interviewed for this story spoke about algorithms, engagement or going viral.

From BBC Jul. 22, 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

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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