n
(computing) Code which uses only absolute addresses.
n
(mathematics) A mapping from a pairing of mathematical objects to one of them, respecting their individual structures. The pairing is typically a Cartesian product or a tensor product. The object that is not part of the output is said to act on the other object. In any given context, action is used as an abbreviation for a more fully named notion, like group action or left group action.
v
(sciences, engineering) To combine the magnitude of two uncorrelated signals, usually noise or errors, by taking the square root of the sum of the squares.
n
(computing) A method of finding a nearly optimal solution to an optimization problem that cannot be solved exactly within a reasonable time.
n
(computer science) Any calculation that is performed on numbers whose digits of precision are limited only by the available memory of the host system.
n
A rounding algorithm in which a number exactly half-way between two integers is rounded to the nearest even integer.
adj
(mathematics) Generated or modified by a cantitruncation.
n
(statistics) A grouping of data values in an interval, often used for computation of a frequency distribution.
n
(mathematics) The fraction of all possible links in a network that are realized.
n
(mathematics) The addition of all the digits of a number; the sum so obtained
n
(computer science) An algorithm design technique that solves a problem by splitting it recursively into smaller problems until all of the remaining problems are trivial.
n
(arithmetic) A number or expression that is to be divided by another.
n
(arithmetic) A calculation that involves this process.
n
(algebra) split-complex number
n
(mathematics) An unordered pair.
n
(number theory, rare) A unit fraction.
adj
(statistics) Describing a compromise between varimax and quartimax criteria.
adj
(mathematics) Multiplied by the same number or quantity.
n
(mathematics) In morphology, a basic operation (denoted ⊖); see Erosion (morphology).
adj
(of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
adj
(arithmetic) Leaving no remainder when divided by.
n
(mathematics) A quantile estimator
n
(game theory) Informally, a representation of a game as a tree of decision nodes, with the game beginning at a unique initial node, and flowing through the tree along a path determined by the players until a terminal node is reached, where play ends and payoffs are assigned to all players; each non-terminal node belongs to a player; that player chooses among the possible moves at that node, each possible move is an edge leading from that node to another node.
n
(mathematics) Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6.
n
(mathematics) A leaf vertex of a tree data structure.
n
(statistics) The value of a distribution for which some fraction of the sample lies below.
n
(arithmetic) A fraction, such as 1/2 or 3/5.
n
(mathematics) The process or instance of dividing in half.
n
(mathematics) The relation of three quantities in harmonic progression, with the second being a harmonic mean between the first and third, as in the three numbers 2, 3, and 6.
n
(mathematics) A simple form of optimization that starts with an arbitrary solution to a problem, then attempts to find a better solution by incrementally changing a single element of the solution.
n
(multiplication) One divided by a given number.
v
(mathematics, archaic) To raise to any assigned power; to multiply, as a quantity, into itself a given number of times.
n
(mathematics) A function.
n
(mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
n
(mathematics, now rare) A number which is contained in a given number a number of times without a remainder; a divisor or factor.
n
(statistics, probability) A measure of location for a batch, a sample, or a distribution characterizing a value around which are spread the members or the distribution.
n
(mathematics) Any of the independent quantities making up a holor.
n
(computing theory) A heap data structure with a "greater than or equal to" comparison function.
n
(communication) The first derivative of a Gaussian, often used as an impulse signal.
n
A large indeterminate number.
v
(transitive, rare) To be a factor in a multiplication with (another factor).
n
A subset that is a multiset, i.e. one in which a given element can occur more than once.
adj
Having or bearing an odd number.
n
A scale whose values can be compared; formally, a scale whose set of values is totally ordered.
n
(Vedic arithmetic) An algorithm for performing osculation.
n
(mathematics) In pancake sorting, the minimum number of flips required for a given number of pancakes.
n
(mathematics) Any of several fractions to the sum of which a single fraction is equal.
n
(mathematics) The connection between vertices in a pseudo-Hamiltonian-connected graph.
n
(mathematics) A value in pseudodivision more or less corresponding to the quotient in normal division.
n
(mathematics, obsolete) Relative magnitude.
n
(cartography) The scale of a map expressed as a fraction. For example, 1/63,360 or 1:63,360 indicates a scale of one inch to the mile.
adj
(mathematics) Modified by residuation
v
(transitive, arithmetic) To round (a number) to the greatest integer that is not greater than it, or to some other lower value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.
n
A rough approximation, especially one whose decimal representation ends in one or more zeroes.
n
(psychology) The tendency to favor round numbers or easy-to-use numbers as opposed to more realistic, more precise figures.
v
(mathematics) To change a number into an approximation having fewer significant digits.
v
(transitive, arithmetic) To round (a number) to the smallest integer that is not less than it, or to some other greater value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.
n
(numerical analysis) The difference between the result produced by a given algorithm using exact arithmetic and the result produced by the same algorithm using finite-precision, rounded arithmetic.
adj
(mathematics) Of a real number, converted to an integer by having its fractional component removed.
adj
(mathematics) Of a real number: converted to an integer by having 0.5 added to it, and the result being rounded down.
n
The numerical value obtained by this process.
n
(mathematics) The difference between the result of a calculation using exact arithmetic and finite-precision, rounded arithmetic.
n
(mathematics) The act of rounding off a number.
adj
(mathematics) Generated or modified by a runcicantitruncation.
adj
(mathematics) generated or modified by a runcitruncation
n
(game theory) Such a point in the graphical representation of the possible outcomes of a game.
n
(game theory) focal point
n
(mathematics) half the result of an addition
n
A division algorithm which breaks down a division problem into a series of easy steps, relying on mental arithmetic.
n
(mathematics) A digit that is meaningful with respect to the precision of a measurement: in other words a digit that is non-zero, followed by a non-zero digit, or (for trailing zeroes) justified by the precision of the derivation or measurement.
n
(mathematics, arithmetic) A fraction in which both the numerator and the denominator consist of whole numbers.
adj
(arithmetic) That leaves a remainder of 2 when divided by 4; divisible by 2 but not by 4.
adj
(mathematics) Indicating one part of two; in the ratio of one to two.
n
(arithmetic, countable) A calculation involving subtracting.
adj
(mathematics) Of a decimal: having a finite number of digits.
v
(informal, arithmetic) To multiply.
n
(mathematics, UK, Canada) The problem in combinatorial optimization in which, given a number of cities and the costs of travelling from one to the other, it is required to determine the cheapest route that visits each city once and then returns to the initial city.
n
(mathematics) The removal of the least significant digits from a decimal number.
n
(calculus) A maximum or minimum on a graph.
n
(computer science, mathematics) The value that the least significant digit of a floating-point number represents, used as a measure of accuracy in numeric calculations.
n
(mathematics) the interval [0,1], that is the set of all real numbers x such that zero is less than or equal to x and x is less than or equal to one
n
(geometry, topology, mathematical analysis) The total number of times a given curve travels counterclockwise around a specified point.
n
(computing, informal) The rule that a database, a user interface, etc. should allow for either zero, one, or an indefinite number of an entity.
Note: Concept clusters like the one above are an experimental OneLook
feature. We've grouped words and phrases into thousands of clusters
based on a statistical analysis of how they are used in writing. Some
of the words and concepts may be vulgar or offensive. The names of the
clusters were written automatically and may not precisely describe
every word within the cluster; furthermore, the clusters may be
missing some entries that you'd normally associate with their
names. Click on a word to look it up on OneLook.
Our daily word games Threepeat and Compound Your Joy are going strong. Bookmark and enjoy!
Today's secret word is 8 letters and means "Believable and worthy of trust." Can you find it?