underlie

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The deeper risk is that we may be optimizing the wrong thing by improving algorithms while leaving the underlying computational ontology unchanged.

From Science Daily

Moreover, as exchange-traded funds investing in gold and platinum group metals record inflows, they are forced to go out and buy the underlying commodity, creating a virtuous circle.

From MarketWatch

There were a total of 73 deaths with flu listed as an underlying cause in the week to 15 December.

From BBC

The underlying theme is scarcity: In a sector used to moving slowly to match flat demand, supply isn’t able to keep up with the growing and urgent power needs of artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal

Supporters say an eighth member of the group is intermittently refusing to eat because of an underlying health condition.

From BBC