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  • 1Robinson-Schensted algorithm — In mathematics, the Robinson ndash;Schensted algorithm is a combinatorial algorithm, first described by Robinson in 1938, which establishes a bijective correspondence between elements of the symmetric group S n and pairs of standard Young… …

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  • 2TeX — infobox software name = TeX developer = Donald Knuth latest release version = 3.1415926 latest release date = March 2008 operating system = Cross platform genre = Typesetting license = Permissive website = http://www.tug.org/TeX (pronEng|ˈtɛx, as …

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  • 3Sentence spacing — Double sentence spaced typewriter text (1946) vs. single sentence spaced typeset text (1979) Sentence spacing is the horizontal space between sentences in typeset text. It is a matter of typographical convention …

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  • 4Eight queens puzzle — a b c d e f g h …

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  • 5Chinese mathematics — Mathematics in China emerged independently by the 11th century BC.[1] The Chinese independently developed very large and negative numbers, decimals, a place value decimal system, a binary system, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. Many[who?]… …

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  • 6Dynamic programming — For the programming paradigm, see Dynamic programming language. In mathematics and computer science, dynamic programming is a method for solving complex problems by breaking them down into simpler subproblems. It is applicable to problems… …

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  • 7Decompression (diving) — Divers decompressing in the water at the end of a dive Decompression in the context of diving derives from the reduction in ambient pressure experienced by the diver during the ascent at the end of a dive or hyperbaric exposure and refers to both …

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  • 8Elementary arithmetic — is the most basic kind of mathematics: it concerns the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Most people learn elementary arithmetic in elementary school.Elementary arithmetic starts with the natural numbers and the… …

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  • 9Division (mathematics) — Divided redirects here. For other uses, see Divided (disambiguation). For the digital implementation of mathematical division, see Division (digital). In mathematics, especially in elementary arithmetic, division (÷ …

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  • 10operations research — the analysis, usually involving mathematical treatment, of a process, problem, or operation to determine its purpose and effectiveness and to gain maximum efficiency. [1940 45, Amer.] * * * Application of scientific methods to management and… …

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