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algo

1

[al-goh]

noun

Computers Informal.
  1. algorithm.



algo-

2
  1. a combining form meaning “pain,” used in the formation of compound words.

    algophobia.

algo-

combining form

  1. denoting pain

    algometer

    algophobia

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of algo1

First recorded in 1990–95; by shortening

Origin of algo2

Combining form representing Greek áDz
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of algo1

from Greek algos pain
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Example Sentences

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“What comes up a lot in the sessions is, ‘Prefiero irme con algo, que irme sin nada,’” Gallegos said.

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En medio de las quejas por el precio de las entradas, una encuesta de 2023 sugería que el 44% de los residentes en París y sus alrededores han llegado a pensar que la organización de los Juegos es “algo malo”.

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Y “una vez que se propone algo, le entra con mucha seriedad”.

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“Para los mánagers que me ven, la inteligencia artificial es algo aterrador y la están usando contra nosotros”, escribió.

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These days, it’s well known that what we see online is determined by algorithms—or, as we now call it, “the algo”—and that digital privacy is virtually impossible.

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When To Use

What does algo- mean?

Algo- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “pain.” It is occasionally used in medical terms, especially in psychiatry and pathology.Algo- comes from the Greek áDz, meaning “pain.” Similar in meaning and use to algo- are odyno- and -odynia, which derive from ǻýŧ, also meaning “pain.”Corresponding forms of algo- combined to the end of words are -algia, as in ovarialgia, or -algy, as in coxalgy. Learn more about these forms in our 51Թs That Use articles for each.

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