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Re:twitter/the-algorithm by TimTheTinker on Monday April 25, 2022 @05:41PM (#31161045)
This shouldn't be downvoted. Any black box with inputs and outputs is a function over discrete data, otherwise known as an algorithm.
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Re:twitter/the-algorithm by samhw on Monday April 25, 2022 @07:06PM (#31161999)
> a function over discrete data, otherwise known as an algorithm

'A function over discrete data' is a far broader concept / far larger set than 'an algorithm'.

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