polyalgorithm

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noun

A set of algorithms together with rules for choosing when to use each one.

OriginEnglish algorithm ← Middle English algorisme ← Anglo-Norman algorisme →
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Meanings

nounpolyalgorithm (plural polyalgorithms)

plural polyalgorithms

  1. computingA set of algorithms together with rules for choosing when to use each one.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Arabicال (al-)
  6. Arabicخَوَارِزْمِيّ (ḵawārizmiyy)
  7. Arabicالخَوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵawārizmiyy)
  8. Medieval Latinalgorismu
  9. Anglo-Normanalgorisme
  10. Middle Englishalgorisme
  11. Englishalgorism
  12. Englisharithmo-influ.
  13. Englishalgorithm
  14. Englishpolyalgorithm

From poly- + algorithm.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

polylogarithm
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APA

polyalgorithm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyalgorithm

MLA

“polyalgorithm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyalgorithm. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyalgorithm,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyalgorithm.

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