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51nuclear reactor — Physics. reactor (def. 4). Also called nuclear pile. [1940 45] * * * Device that can initiate and control a self sustaining series of nuclear fission reactions. Neutrons released in one fission reaction may strike other heavy nuclei, causing them …
52DFA minimization — In computer science, more specifically in the branch of automata theory, DFA minimization is the task of transforming a given deterministic finite automaton (DFA) into an equivalent DFA that has minimum number of states. Here, two DFAs are called …
53Travelling salesman problem — The travelling salesman problem (TSP) is an NP hard problem in combinatorial optimization studied in operations research and theoretical computer science. Given a list of cities and their pairwise distances, the task is to find a shortest… …
54Linear programming — (LP, or linear optimization) is a mathematical method for determining a way to achieve the best outcome (such as maximum profit or lowest cost) in a given mathematical model for some list of requirements represented as linear relationships.… …
55Communication complexity — The notion of communication complexity was introduced by Yao in 1979,[1] who investigated the following problem involving two separated parties (Alice and Bob). Alice receives an n bit string x[clarification needed] and Bob another n bit string… …
56Computer cooling — An OEM AMD heatsink mounted onto a motherboard. Computer cooling is required to remove the waste heat produced by computer components, to keep components within their safe operating temperature limits. Various cooling methods help to improve… …
57Laser safety — A typical laser warning symbol. Laser safety is safe design, use and implementation of lasers to minimize the risk of laser accidents, especially those involving eye injuries. Since even relatively small amounts of laser light can lead to… …
58Distributed transmission system — This article is about terrestrial broadcasting. For electrical power distribution, see distributed generation. In North American digital terrestrial television broadcasting, a distributed transmission system (DTS or DTx) is a form of single… …
59Analysis of algorithms — To analyze an algorithm is to determine the amount of resources (such as time and storage) necessary to execute it. Most algorithms are designed to work with inputs of arbitrary length. Usually the efficiency or running time of an algorithm is… …
60Nuclear power in Japan — The Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant, a 3 unit BWR site typical of Japan s nuclear plants …
