algo
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7.9
- noun
- /ˈælɡoʊ/
- Jargon
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algo
- Learning to code an algo that solves complex problems can be challenging but rewarding.
It's because you're in a drag mindset and the algos and the people you follow are following you.
- It's because you're in a drag mindset and the algos and the people you follow are following you.
- And where that comes from is this tension of feeling like I have to make for the algo as opposed to making for myself.
- This has to do with corporations out in Arizona that apparently we're using sort of algos to coordinate rent hikes.
- And so all of a sudden this would get pushed into the hands of Elon Musk and whatever algos they're running, you know, or that he's running.
- Most of that is pricing models, meaning bid ask that you're saying that's where most of the algos lie.
Examples
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The engineer explained how the algo efficiently sorts data for quicker searches.
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They're only calling it a glitch because nobody understands how the algo works.
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Who actually did design that algo?
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If the algo was going nuts last night, why not kill the program?
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In light of the recent Google algo update, having sufficient content 'above the fold' becomes more important than ever.
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And this algo was designed to move in and out of hundreds of positions in fractions of seconds.
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We don't know why the algo suddenly went haywire.
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As soon as a feature gets gamed like that, they tweak the algo.
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Other HFT algos were smart enough to pick up on this behavior and pulled out during that time period.
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After several tests, the team verified that their new algo reduced processing time significantly.
Synonyms
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6.1
A set of steps a computer often follows to solve a problem
Surface Forms
Etymology
Algo is short for algorithm. That older word comes from the name of a scholar long ago, Al-Khwarizmi, and the al- part is like the Arabic 'the', so algo now means a set of steps or rules to solve a problem, especially in computing.