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RE: Mathematicians are deploying algorithms to stop gerrymandering - MIT Technology Review
Gerrymandering term maybe unfamiliar to some readers here.
Gerrymandering is a practice intended to establish an unfair political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating the boundaries of electoral districts, which is most commonly used in first-past-the-post electoral systems. [Source]
This is how gerrymandering works:
That diagram makes it very easy to understand. Thank you!