A practice known as predictive policing is an example of an algorithm with racist implications, O’Neil said. The algorithms involved in predictive policing look at locations of arrests, series of ...

Formally proving that Luhn’s algorithm detects swapping adjacent digits involves some case analysis, but an example will help illustrate the idea.

Why math is better than code Using Euclid's algorithm as an example, Dr. Lamport walked the audience through how an algorithm can be expressed precisely yet simply with mathematics.

The new algorithm handles changes consisting of deleted edges -- for example, if the equivalent of a stretch of a road suddenly becomes inaccessible due to roadworks.

Add zero and one to get one, one and one to get two, one and two to get three, two and three to get five. Most of us know ...

To multiply two numbers by hand takes a few steps but it's something we're taught in school. When dealing with big numbers, really big numbers, we need to a quicker way to do things.

Equity is an elusive goal for algorithms for reasons that have more to do with mathematical impossibilities than backward ideologies.