algorithmal‧go‧rith‧m /ˈælɡərɪðəm/ noun [countable] 
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Word OriginWORD ORIGINalgorithm
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1600-1700 algorism ‘algorithm’ (13-19 centuries), from Medieval Latin algorismus, from Arabic al-khuwarizmi, from al-Khuwarizmi 9th-century Persian mathematician; influenced by Greek arithmos ‘number’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Collocations- An unsupervised learning algorithm might emphasize cooperation among clusters of processing elements.
- It might seem that a suitable algorithm could be found which would not generate synonyms.
- Spelling correction algorithms usually suggest a few alternative words which are in some sense similar to the detected misspelled word.
- That is no algorithm at all.
- To see how this arises in detail suppose we have such an algorithm that is sometimes effective.
- Weights, summing and transfer functions, and learning algorithms all rely heavily on mathematics.
- When files are randomly organized using an algorithm, the device must first be initialized to remove all prior data.
- With knowledge of the particular error, it is possible to implement some correction algorithms.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► genetic
technical a set of instructions that are followed in a fixed order and used for solving a mathematical problem, making a computer program etc· For neural nets and genetic algorithms, it is not so much fallible as crude.· About half that many papers dealt with genetic algorithms.· The idea of genetic algorithms is to mimic natural Darwinian selection of genetic codes.· The method involved forms half of a genetic algorithm.· The full genetic algorithm will be described below.· Enthusiasts for genetic algorithms do not seem worried about this.· The random part is what makes genetic algorithms slow.
► simple· An extremely simple algorithm which does this runs thus.· It would differ very greatly in degree from the simple algorithm of the thermostat, but need not differ in principle.· Several flaws in the simple bucket brigade algorithm arise only if the search path is long.· There is a well known simple algorithm for doing this.· Fractals, using simple mathematical algorithm to produce complex objects typical of those which occur naturally.
NOUN► search· The search algorithms commonly used in the real world are almost invariably the very simplest.· The basic search algorithm is as before, except that actions are of two sorts.· Figure 9b shows the space which a naive search algorithm will explore for this task.· The principal datum input to any search algorithm is a description of its search space.· We shall soon see that some good search algorithms involve remembering many states.· Most speech systems have used variations on these two types of admissible search algorithm.
VERB► decide· There are even certain particular selections of initial list for which there is no algorithm for deciding when two words are unequal.
► develop· The purpose of this research is to develop a more adaptive algorithm which can be run on a micro- computer.· According to the Forum, these can also be used to develop algorithm applications.
► find· With admissible or near-admissible algorithms the search can end as soon as a spanning hypothesis has been found.
► learn· An unsupervised learning algorithm might emphasize cooperation among clusters of processing elements.· Weights, summing and transfer functions, and learning algorithms all rely heavily on mathematics.· How the interconnection weights are changed is the function of the learning algorithm.· Learning / Training Researchers are continually seeking better learning and training algorithms.· There are no standards for learning algorithms or for training networks.· Their goal is to advance both hardware implementation and learning algorithms.
► use· When files are randomly organized using an algorithm, the device must first be initialized to remove all prior data.· Neural networks may be used for algorithm development as well.· This gives a total of 16 out of 36 which could be solved using standard error correction algorithms.· They may use resulting algorithms to better understand the brain and duplicate some of its functions.· Woods solution was to use this algorithm with the island-driving search strategy.· To allow a similar flexibility using algorithms would be an overwhelming task.· According to the Forum, these can also be used to develop algorithm applications.· It uses a Wavelet algorithm for video compression and provides compact disk quality audio and broadcast quality video.