Definitions

algorithm

[al-guh-rith-uhm] / ˈæl gəˌrɪð əm /

NOUN

formula

Synonyms

STRONG

blueprint canon code credo creed custom description direction equation form formulary maxim method precept prescription principle procedure rite ritual rote rubric specifications theorem way

WEAK

modus operandi

Antonyms

STRONG

deviation

NOUN

procedure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

action agenda conduct form measure method move operation plan policy practice proceeding program scheme step strategy transaction

STRONG

agendum channels course custom fashion formula gimmick grind idea layout line maneuver mode performance polity routine setup style

WEAK

daily grind game plan modus operandi nuts and bolts red tape the book the numbers

Antonyms

STRONGEST

idleness ignorance inaction inactivity

NOUN

program

Synonyms

STRONGEST

application software

STRONG

code script

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Google’s TurboQuant algorithm reduces AI model memory size by at least six times and boosts speeds up to eightfold.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

But while that once meant sizing up a candidate’s experience and credentials against the going market rate, it increasingly means feeding the candidate’s personal data into an algorithm.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Memory and data-storage stocks received a jolt last week when Alphabet’s Google unveiled TurboQuant, an artificial-intelligence memory compression algorithm.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

We let ourselves blend into the algorithm, feeding and obeying the machine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The classrooms shown by the algorithm to have the best teachers, in which big gains were thought to have been legitimately attained.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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