Algorithm
noun
A step-by-step plan for how a computer can solve a specific problem.
The software engineer developed an efficient algorithm to sort the database records.
Often appears as...
- sort algorithm
- search algorithm
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Technical
noun
A set of rules or process that an expert in a field follows to solve a problem.
The doctor used an algorithm to determine the best treatment for the patient.
Often appears as...
- treatment algorithm
- diagnostic algorithm
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Formal
Academic
noun
A mathematical formula or set of steps to convert one set of data into another.
The algorithm translates the raw survey data into useful statistics.
Often appears as...
- mathematical algorithm
- conversion algorithm
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Technical
noun
A step-by-step plan for how a computer can solve a specific problem.
The software engineer developed an efficient algorithm to sort the database records.
Often appears as...
- sort algorithm
- search algorithm
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A set of rules or process that an expert in a field follows to solve a problem.
The doctor used an algorithm to determine the best treatment for the patient.
Often appears as...
- treatment algorithm
- diagnostic algorithm
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
A mathematical formula or set of steps to convert one set of data into another.
The algorithm translates the raw survey data into useful statistics.
Often appears as...
- mathematical algorithm
- conversion algorithm
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Technology Related
Often used in tech fields like programming or data science.
The new app's algorithm quickly finds the cheapest flights.
Pro Tip 2/3Problem Solving
Refers to steps solving digital problems, not human or mechanical ones.
The video compression algorithm reduced the file size without losing quality.
Pro Tip 3/3Sequence Matters
The order of steps in an algorithm is crucial for its success.
If you change the algorithm's sequence, the program won't work properly.
Pro Tip 1/3Technology Related
Often used in tech fields like programming or data science.
The new app's algorithm quickly finds the cheapest flights.
Pro Tip 2/3Problem Solving
Refers to steps solving digital problems, not human or mechanical ones.
The video compression algorithm reduced the file size without losing quality.
Pro Tip 3/3Sequence Matters
The order of steps in an algorithm is crucial for its success.
If you change the algorithm's sequence, the program won't work properly.
Pro Tip 1/3Technology Related
Often used in tech fields like programming or data science.
The new app's algorithm quickly finds the cheapest flights.
Pro Tip 2/3Problem Solving
Refers to steps solving digital problems, not human or mechanical ones.
The video compression algorithm reduced the file size without losing quality.
Pro Tip 3/3Sequence Matters
The order of steps in an algorithm is crucial for its success.
If you change the algorithm's sequence, the program won't work properly.
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The nightmare videos of...
the centralization of the power, the separation of those things. And I think however you feel about the use of advertising to kind of support stuff, the sight of grown men in diapers rolling around in the sand in the hope that an algorithm that they don't really understand will give them money for it suggests that this probably isn't the thing
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How to build a company...
and it's going to change your life. That's because it's now easy to take algorithms and embed them into computers and gather all that data that you're leaving on yourself all over the place, and know what you're like, and then direct the computers to interact with you in ways that are better than most people can.
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Can machines read your...
Robots using algorithms to identify facial expressions can help children learn or provide lonely people with a sense of companionship. Social media companies are considering using algorithms to help prevent suicides by flagging posts that contain specific words or phrases.
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How we'll earn money in...
I simply mean that machines and algorithms are making decisions. They're solving problems, and most importantly, they're learning. In fact, if there's one technology that is truly central to this and has really become the driving force behind this, it's machine learning,
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Inside OKCupid: The math...
step-by-step way to solve a problem. It doesn't have to be fancy at all. Here in this lesson, I'm going to explain how we arrived at our particular algorithm, so you can see how it's done. Now, why are algorithms even important? Why does this lesson even exist?
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How to manage your time...
For instance, let's say when you check your inbox, you scan all the messages, choosing which is the most important. Once you've dealt with that one, you repeat. Seems sensible, but there's a problem here. This is what's known as a quadratic-time algorithm.
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Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
square kilometer landscape what we hope to do is once that data comes back we will be able to individually identify different snow leopards and put that data into sophisticated algorithms to estimate how many snow lips are there in that landscape
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Own the Room PIPE Official...
he has an algorithm that can read the baby's crying and he's very hot so full package i had a technology where i could make synthetic chemicals but with the sun this is a world-changing idea this is a competition where people can come from
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How DARPA is creating...
breakthroughs in electronics and neuroscience and algorithms are coming together to enable a new kind of seamless symbiosis between people and technology it's going to exhilarate us it's going to make us deeply
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A brief history of...
written numbers are a way of expressing concepts and information. And in a world where calculations and algorithms shape more and more of our lives, the mathematician's pencil grows stronger by the day.
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The nightmare videos of...
the centralization of the power, the separation of those things. And I think however you feel about the use of advertising to kind of support stuff, the sight of grown men in diapers rolling around in the sand in the hope that an algorithm that they don't really understand will give them money for it suggests that this probably isn't the thing
Video examples
How to build a company...
and it's going to change your life. That's because it's now easy to take algorithms and embed them into computers and gather all that data that you're leaving on yourself all over the place, and know what you're like, and then direct the computers to interact with you in ways that are better than most people can.
Video examples
Can machines read your...
Robots using algorithms to identify facial expressions can help children learn or provide lonely people with a sense of companionship. Social media companies are considering using algorithms to help prevent suicides by flagging posts that contain specific words or phrases.
Video examples
How we'll earn money in...
I simply mean that machines and algorithms are making decisions. They're solving problems, and most importantly, they're learning. In fact, if there's one technology that is truly central to this and has really become the driving force behind this, it's machine learning,
Video examples
Inside OKCupid: The math...
step-by-step way to solve a problem. It doesn't have to be fancy at all. Here in this lesson, I'm going to explain how we arrived at our particular algorithm, so you can see how it's done. Now, why are algorithms even important? Why does this lesson even exist?
Video examples
How to manage your time...
For instance, let's say when you check your inbox, you scan all the messages, choosing which is the most important. Once you've dealt with that one, you repeat. Seems sensible, but there's a problem here. This is what's known as a quadratic-time algorithm.
Video examples
Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
square kilometer landscape what we hope to do is once that data comes back we will be able to individually identify different snow leopards and put that data into sophisticated algorithms to estimate how many snow lips are there in that landscape
Video examples
Own the Room PIPE Official...
he has an algorithm that can read the baby's crying and he's very hot so full package i had a technology where i could make synthetic chemicals but with the sun this is a world-changing idea this is a competition where people can come from
Video examples
How DARPA is creating...
breakthroughs in electronics and neuroscience and algorithms are coming together to enable a new kind of seamless symbiosis between people and technology it's going to exhilarate us it's going to make us deeply
Video examples
A brief history of...
written numbers are a way of expressing concepts and information. And in a world where calculations and algorithms shape more and more of our lives, the mathematician's pencil grows stronger by the day.
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Kate Crawford
Australian Writer
Algorithms learn by being fed certain images, often chosen by engineers, and the system builds a model of the world based on those images. If a system is trained on photos of people who are overwhelmingly white, it will have a harder time recognizing nonwhite faces.
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Shawn Amos
American Musician
Despite all of our technological advances, content creation still requires time, inspiration, and a certain amount of sweat. There aren't any shortcuts. You can't write an algorithm for it. You can't predict it. You can't code it.
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Hasso Plattner
German Businessman
This is where the world is going: direct access from anywhere to any type of data, whether it's a small piece of data or a small answer but a long algorithm to create that answer. The user doesn't care about this.
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Louis B. Rosenberg
American Inventor
Nature creates natural swarms. UNU uses networking technology and algorithms to take advantage of the knowledge, wisdom, and insights of a large group of people by allowing them to think as one.
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Margrethe Vestager
Danish Politician
You have to teach your algorithm what it can do and what it cannot do because, otherwise, there is a risk that the algorithms will learn the tricks of the old cartels.
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Vernor Vinge
American Writer
In fact, there was general agreement that minds can exist on nonbiological substrates and that algorithms are of central importance to the existence of minds.
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Guy Kawasaki
American Businessman
The right algorithm is to put off seeking funds for as long as physically possible. And in an ideal world, a startup would never have to seek funds at all.
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Oren Etzioni
American Businessman
I love sophisticated algorithms that help consumers in a tangible way.
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Hannah Fry
English Mathematician
Algorithms and data should support the human decision, not replace it.
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Burnie Burns
American Writer
YouTube's algorithm doesn't know what's going on in the world.
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Kate Crawford
Australian Writer
Algorithms learn by being fed certain images, often chosen by engineers, and the system builds a model of the world based on those images. If a system is trained on photos of people who are overwhelmingly white, it will have a harder time recognizing nonwhite faces.
Quote examples
Shawn Amos
American Musician
Despite all of our technological advances, content creation still requires time, inspiration, and a certain amount of sweat. There aren't any shortcuts. You can't write an algorithm for it. You can't predict it. You can't code it.
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Hasso Plattner
German Businessman
This is where the world is going: direct access from anywhere to any type of data, whether it's a small piece of data or a small answer but a long algorithm to create that answer. The user doesn't care about this.
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Louis B. Rosenberg
American Inventor
Nature creates natural swarms. UNU uses networking technology and algorithms to take advantage of the knowledge, wisdom, and insights of a large group of people by allowing them to think as one.
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Margrethe Vestager
Danish Politician
You have to teach your algorithm what it can do and what it cannot do because, otherwise, there is a risk that the algorithms will learn the tricks of the old cartels.
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Vernor Vinge
American Writer
In fact, there was general agreement that minds can exist on nonbiological substrates and that algorithms are of central importance to the existence of minds.
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Guy Kawasaki
American Businessman
The right algorithm is to put off seeking funds for as long as physically possible. And in an ideal world, a startup would never have to seek funds at all.
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Oren Etzioni
American Businessman
I love sophisticated algorithms that help consumers in a tangible way.
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Hannah Fry
English Mathematician
Algorithms and data should support the human decision, not replace it.
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Burnie Burns
American Writer
YouTube's algorithm doesn't know what's going on in the world.
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