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  2. Algorithm - Wikipedia

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    While many algorithms reach an exact solution, approximation algorithms seek an approximation that is close to the true solution. Such algorithms have practical value for many hard problems. For example, the Knapsack problem, where there is a set of items, and the goal is to pack the knapsack to get the maximum total value. Each item has some ...

  3. Random number generation - Wikipedia

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    Dice are an example of a mechanical hardware random number generator. When a cubical die is rolled, a random number from 1 to 6 is obtained. Random number generation is a process by which, often by means of a random number generator (RNG), a sequence of numbers or symbols is generated that cannot be reasonably predicted better than by random chance.

  4. Algorithm characterizations - Wikipedia

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    An "algorithm" is not just the symbol-table that guides the behavior of the machine, nor is it just one instance of a machine doing a computation given a particular set of input parameters, nor is it a suitably programmed machine with the power off; rather an algorithm is the machine actually doing any computation of which it is capable ...

  5. Algorithmic bias - Wikipedia

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    Algorithms are difficult to define, [5] but may be generally understood as lists of instructions that determine how programs read, collect, process, and analyze data to generate output. [6]: 13 For a rigorous technical introduction, see Algorithms. Advances in computer hardware have led to an increased ability to process, store and transmit data.

  6. List of random number generators - Wikipedia

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    A few cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generators do not rely on cipher algorithms but try to link mathematically the difficulty of distinguishing their output from a `true' random stream to a computationally difficult problem. These approaches are theoretically important but are too slow to be practical in most applications.

  7. Boolean satisfiability problem - Wikipedia

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    If the answer is "yes", then x 1 =TRUE, otherwise x 1 =FALSE. Values of other variables can be found subsequently in the same way. In total, n+1 runs of the algorithm are required, where n is the number of distinct variables in Φ. This property is used in several theorems in complexity theory: NP ⊆ P/poly ⇒ PH = Σ 2 (Karp–Lipton theorem)

  8. Algorithmic efficiency - Wikipedia

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    In computer science, algorithmic efficiency is a property of an algorithm which relates to the amount of computational resources used by the algorithm. Algorithmic efficiency can be thought of as analogous to engineering productivity for a repeating or continuous process.

  9. Empirical algorithmics - Wikipedia

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    Methods from empirical algorithmics complement theoretical methods for the analysis of algorithms. [2] Through the principled application of empirical methods, particularly from statistics, it is often possible to obtain insights into the behavior of algorithms such as high-performance heuristic algorithms for hard combinatorial problems that are (currently) inaccessible to theoretical ...