algorithm
/ˈælɡəɹɪðm̩/
A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps
- plural
- algorithms
Meanings
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A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps
It is a complex algorithm.
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My algorithm has a 99% success rate.
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A flowchart illustrating a decision-making process for human users, especially health care professionalsrare
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Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorismrare
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recommender systems and the curation of feeds; software that makes content display determinations on a platform, in totality of effect upon all end users (within a potential audience)rare
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recommender systems and the curation of feeds; the influenced zeitgeist: e.g. what content ends up trending or viral, what persons become a main character or cancelledrare
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recommender systems and the curation of feeds; the actual personalized selections of content seen by specific user(s), the microtargeting to which they are subjectrare