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11Bellman equation — A Bellman equation (also known as a dynamic programming equation), named after its discoverer, Richard Bellman, is a necessary condition for optimality associated with the mathematical optimization method known as dynamic programming. It writes… …
12nature, philosophy of — Introduction the discipline that investigates substantive issues regarding the actual features of nature as a reality. The discussion here is divided into two parts: the philosophy of physics and the philosophy of biology. In this… …
13Optimalitätstheorie — Die Optimalitätstheorie (auch: Optimality Theory, im weiteren OT) ist ein Modell der theoretischen Linguistik. Ziel der Theorie ist es zu beschreiben, welche sprachlichen Ausdrücke in einer Einzelsprache grammatisch sind und welche nicht. Die… …
14Non-convexity (economics) — In economics, non convexity refers to violations of the convexity assumptions of elementary economics. Basic economics textbooks concentrate on consumers with convex preferences (that do not prefer extremes to in between values) and convex budget …
15Phonology — (Greek φωνή (phōnē), voice, sound + λόγος (lógos), word, speech, subject of discussion) is the systematic use of sound to encode meaning in any spoken human language, or the field of linguistics studying this use. Just as a language has syntax… …
16Splay tree — A splay tree is a self balancing binary search tree with the additional property that recently accessed elements are quick to access again. It performs basic operations such as insertion, look up and removal in O(log(n)) amortized time. For many… …
17Paul Smolensky — Infobox Scientist image width = 150px birth date = Birth date and age|1955|5|5|mf=y name = Paul Smolensky residence = United States nationality = USA field = Cognitive science work institution = The Johns Hopkins University alma mater = Harvard… …
18Karush–Kuhn–Tucker conditions — In mathematics, the Karush–Kuhn–Tucker (KKT) conditions (also known as the Kuhn–Tucker conditions) are necessary for a solution in nonlinear programming to be optimal, provided that some regularity conditions are satisfied. Allowing inequality… …
19Jerzy Rubach — Jerzy Jan Rubach (born 1948) is a Polish and American linguist who specializes in phonology. He is a professor of linguistics at the University of Iowa and the University of Warsaw (Poland). His written works include Cyclic and Lexical Phonology …
20Mathematical optimization — For other uses, see Optimization (disambiguation). The maximum of a paraboloid (red dot) In mathematics, computational science, or management science, mathematical optimization (alternatively, optimization or mathematical programming) refers to… …
