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Binary decision diagram. In computer science, a binary decision diagram ( BDD) or branching program is a data structure that is used to represent a Boolean function. On a more abstract level, BDDs can be considered as a compressed representation of sets or relations. Unlike other compressed representations, operations are performed directly on ...
Willard Gibbs, Graphical Methods in the Thermodynamics of Fluids The concept of entropy is described by two principal approaches, the macroscopic perspective of classical thermodynamics, and the microscopic description central to statistical mechanics. The classical approach defines entropy in terms of macroscopically measurable physical properties, such as bulk mass, volume, pressure, and ...
Josephus problem. In computer science and mathematics, the Josephus problem (or Josephus permutation) is a theoretical problem related to a certain counting-out game. Such games are used to pick out a person from a group, e.g. eeny, meeny, miny, moe . A drawing for the Josephus problem sequence for 500 people and skipping value of 6.
The Game of Life, also known simply as Life, is a cellular automaton devised by the British mathematician John Horton Conway in 1970. [ 1] It is a zero-player game, [ 2][ 3] meaning that its evolution is determined by its initial state, requiring no further input. One interacts with the Game of Life by creating an initial configuration and ...
Exponent of a power of two. Graph of log2 xas a function of a positive real number x. In mathematics, the binary logarithm(log2 n) is the powerto which the number 2must be raisedto obtain the value n. That is, for any real number x, x=log2n 2x=n.{\displaystyle x=\log _{2}n\quad \Longleftrightarrow \quad 2^{x}=n.}
A model set of the Towers of Hanoi (with 8 disks) An animated solution of the Tower of Hanoi puzzle for T(4,3). The Tower of Hanoi or Towers of Hanoi is a mathematical game or puzzle. It consists of three rods, and a number of disks of different sizes which can slide onto any rod.
Three-valued logic. In logic, a three-valued logic (also trinary logic, trivalent, ternary, or trilean, [1] sometimes abbreviated 3VL) is any of several many-valued logic systems in which there are three truth values indicating true, false, and some third value. This is contrasted with the more commonly known bivalent logics (such as classical ...
t. e. In computing, an arithmetic logic unit ( ALU) is a combinational digital circuit that performs arithmetic and bitwise operations on integer binary numbers. [ 1][ 2] This is in contrast to a floating-point unit (FPU), which operates on floating point numbers. It is a fundamental building block of many types of computing circuits, including ...