Assertion: search engine's algorithm | /r/HasProperty | mathematical
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text: In 1998, two graduate students at Stanford University, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, developed "Backrub", a search engine that relied on a mathematical algorithm to rate the prominence of web pages.
text: Instead, engines use algorithms (mathematical equations and rules) to understand searcher intent, find relevant results, and then rank those results based on authority and popularity.
text: Using mathematical algorithms, search engines are now able to return results based on the number of links to and from sites; the more links a site has, the higher it is placed on the page.