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algorithm

noun \ˈal-gə-ˌri-t͟həm\
TopicFundamentals Senses2
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Definition of algorithm

  1. : a set of step-by-step instructions for solving a problem or completing a task

    • Sorting a list alphabetically is a classic algorithm.

  2. : informally, the hidden system a platform uses to decide what content people see

    • The algorithm suddenly started showing my videos to people outside China.

Origin & history

From the name of the 9th-century Persian mathematician al-Khwarizmi.

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