Using a sequence of steps to solve a problem. Scientific applications, forecasting, decision making, quantum computing and AI use algorithms routinely. Computer programming is used to implement the ...

Example of an interval cancer retrospectively detected by the artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm. A 48-year-old woman presented for a screening digital breast tomosynthesis examination; its ...

In the age of Facebook and Netflix, the word “algorithm” has become so ubiquitous, and its connotation so amorphous, that it’s verging on jargon—maybe even cliché. The Atlantic’s Ian Bogost has ...

A method used to schedule jobs for execution. Priority, length of time in the job queue and available resources are examples of criteria used. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other ...

The belief that we are living in a Matrix-like simulation has has grown traction in recent years, but boffins believe they ...