algorithms (n.)
a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.
Merriam Webster definition, ‘a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or accomplishing some end’, found in the text, “What If You Could Choose Between the Fastest Route and the Most Beautiful?”by Lex Berko.
“…the researchers ranked locations according to their pleasantness and combined those ranks with pre-existing algorithms”,
this word, basically means equation to me, so it’s really just inputting information into pre-existing equations.
