algorithm
— Noun
– English
～ a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem
algorithmic
— Adjective
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～ of or relating to or having the characteristics of an algorithm
Algren
— Noun
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～ United States writer (1909-1981)
alhacen
— Noun
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～ an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040)
alhambra
— Noun
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～ a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages
alhazen
— Noun
– English
～ an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040)
Ali
— Noun
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～ United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
Ali
— Noun
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～ the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites; he was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; after his assassination Islam was divided into Shiite and Sunnite sects
alias
— Adverb
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～ as known or named at another time or place; "Mr. Smith, alias Mr. Lafayette"
alias
— Noun
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～ a name that has been assumed temporarily
alibi
— Noun
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～ (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
alibi
— Noun
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～ a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
alidad
— Noun
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～ surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments
alidad
— Noun
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～ surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles
alidade
— Noun
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～ surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles
alidade
— Noun
– English
～ surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments
alien
— Adjective
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～ being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine"
alien
— Adjective
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～ not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something; "an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"; "the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper"; "jealousy is foreign to her nature"
alien
— Noun
– English
～ anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
alien absconder
— Noun
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～ a fugitive remaining in the United States after an immigration judge has ordered them deported; "the government has categorized more than 320,000 foreigners as alien absconders"