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1Extremal optimization — (EO) is an optimization heuristic inspired by the Bak Sneppen model of self organized criticality from the field of statistical physics. This heuristic was designed initially to address combinatorial optimization problems such as the travelling… …
2physical science, principles of — Introduction the procedures and concepts employed by those who study the inorganic world. physical science, like all the natural sciences, is concerned with describing and relating to one another those experiences of the surrounding… …
3Hölder's inequality — In mathematical analysis Hölder s inequality, named after Otto Hölder, is a fundamental inequality between integrals and an indispensable tool for the study of Lp spaces. Let (S, Σ, μ) be a measure space and let 1 ≤ p, q ≤ ∞ with… …
4mathematics — /math euh mat iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically. 2. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) mathematical procedures,… …
5Surreal number — In mathematics, the surreal number system is an arithmetic continuum containing the real numbers as well as infinite and infinitesimal numbers, respectively larger or smaller in absolute value than any positive real number. The surreals share… …
6Black hole thermodynamics — In physics, black hole thermodynamics is the area of study that seeks to reconcile the laws of thermodynamics with the existence of black hole event horizons. Much as the study of the statistical mechanics of black body radiation led to the… …
7Black hole — For other uses, see Black hole (disambiguation). Simulated view of a black hole (center) in front of the Large Magellanic Cloud. Note the gravitat …
8Recursive definition — A recursive definition or inductive definition is one that defines something in terms of itself (that is, recursively), albeit in a useful way. For it to work, the definition in any given case must be well founded, avoiding an infinite regress.… …
9Systolic geometry — In mathematics, systolic geometry is the study of systolic invariants of manifolds and polyhedra, as initially conceived by Charles Loewner, and developed by Mikhail Gromov and others, in its arithmetic, ergodic, and topological manifestations.… …
10Harris affine region detector — In the fields of computer vision and image analysis, the Harris affine region detector belongs to the category of feature detection. Feature detection is a preprocessing step of several algorithms that rely on identifying characteristic points or …
