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algorithm
/ˈælɡɚˌɪðəm/
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Keep the voiced th before the final vowel.
The first syllable is strongest, with a smaller beat later. The th has the sound in this, followed by a relaxed vowel and m.
4 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The algorithm sorts the results by date.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does algorithm mean?
noun
- 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.
- A flowchart illustrating a decision-making process for human users, especially health care professionals.
- software that makes content display determinations on a platform, in totality of effect upon all end users (within a potential audience).
More meanings (3)
noun
- (informal) the influenced zeitgeist: e.g. what content ends up trending or viral, what persons become a main character or cancelled
- (informal) the actual personalized selections of content seen by specific user(s), the microtargeting to which they are subject
- (obsolete) Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorism.
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/ˈælɡɚˌɪðəm/
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The algorithm was implemented using the LiDIA library for computational number theory and it is part of the multiprecision floating-point arithmetic of the package.