This is the fifth installment of the mathematics series. In the first article, “Fermat Test — Another Principle of Primality ...

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The alpha-beta pruning algorithm is a pruning technique that improves the efficiency of minimax algorithm searches. This ...

Artificial intelligence has given us algorithms capable of recognizing faces, diagnosing disease, and of course, crushing computer games. But even the smartest algorithms can sometimes behave in ...

Algorithms are central to modern mathematics and computer science. They are explicit procedures valued for their clarity, ...

Mashable’s series Algorithms explores the mysterious lines of code that increasingly control our lives — and our futures. “The Algorithm” is impenetrable. It’s mysterious, it’s all-knowing, it’s ...

Algorithms are a staple of modern life. People rely on algorithmic recommendations to wade through deep catalogs and find the best movies, routes, information, products, people and investments.

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Until a few years ago, computers couldn’t tell the difference between images of dogs and ones of cats. Today, computer programs use machine-learning algorithms to study piles of data and learn about ...