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  • 1numerical taxonomy — Numerical evaluation of similarity between taxonomic units and grouping of these units into higher taxa on the basis of their affinities; taxometrics; see taxonomy …

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  • 2Numerical integration — consists of finding numerical approximations for the value S In numerical analysis, numerical integration constitutes a broad family of algorithms for calculating the numerical value of a definite integral, and by extension, the term is also… …

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  • 3Evaluation (disambiguation) — Evaluation is the process of characterizing and appraising something of interest or of determining the value of an expression (mathematics). Computer science * determining the value of an expression (programming) * Eager evaluation or strict… …

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  • 4Numerical taxonomy — is a classification system in biological systematics which deals with the grouping by numerical methods of taxonomic units based on their character states.[1]. It aims to create a taxonomy using numeric algorithms like cluster analysis rather… …

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  • 5numerical analysis — the branch of mathematics dealing with methods for obtaining approximate numerical solutions of mathematical problems. [1925 30] * * * Branch of applied mathematics that studies methods for solving complicated equations using arithmetic… …

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  • 6Numerical analysis — Babylonian clay tablet BC 7289 (c. 1800–1600 BC) with annotations. The approximation of the square root of 2 is four sexagesimal figures, which is about six decimal figures. 1 + 24/60 + 51/602 + 10/603 = 1.41421296...[1] Numerical analysis is the …

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  • 7Numerical response — The Numerical response in ecology is the change in predator density as a function of change in prey density. The term numerical response was coined by M. E. Solomon in 1949.[1] It is associated with the functional response, which is the change in …

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  • 8Evaluation function — An evaluation function, also known as a heuristic evaluation function or static evaluation function, is a function used by game playing programs to estimate the value or goodness of a position in the minimax and related algorithms. The evaluation …

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  • 9Evaluation Assurance Level — The Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL1 through EAL7) of an IT product or system is a numerical grade assigned following the completion of a Common Criteria security evaluation, an international standard in effect since 1999. The increasing… …

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  • 10evaluation — evaluate ► VERB 1) form an idea of the amount or value of; assess. 2) Mathematics find a numerical expression or equivalent for (a formula, function, etc.). DERIVATIVES evaluation noun evaluative adjective evaluator noun …

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