Algorithms are at the heart of math debates. Math experts chime in on the topic.

Mathematicians have long sought to develop algorithms that can compare any two graphs. In practice, many ...

This article, the first in our new Algorithm Series, dives into the math behind the magic of streaming media delivery to highlight significant mathematical concepts—and even a few equations—that power ...

By harnessing randomness, a new algorithm achieves a fundamentally novel — and faster — way of performing one of the most basic computations in math and computer science.

The Schönhage–Strassen algorithm, developed by two German mathematicians, was actually the fastest method of multiplication from 1971 through 2007.

DeepMind breaks 50-year math record using AI; new record falls a week later AlphaTensor discovers better algorithms for matrix math, inspiring another improvement from afar.

Aside from this method offering a simple and effective means of gauging a model's aptitude at certain types of tasks, it could lead to a solution to the biggest flaw in computer math proficiency.

Newton method, invented by physicist Isaac Newton about 300 years ago, is an algorithm that still plays an important role in a wide range of fields, including logistics, financial engineering ...