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  2. Secretary problem - Wikipedia

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    The cutoff rule (CR): Do not accept any of the first y applicants; thereafter, select the first encountered candidate (i.e., an applicant with relative rank 1). This rule has as a special case the optimal policy for the classical secretary problem for which y = r. Candidate count rule (CCR): Select the y-th encountered candidate. Note, that ...

  3. Slide rule scale - Wikipedia

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    A slide rule scale is a line with graduated markings inscribed along the length of a slide rule used for mathematical calculations. The earliest such device had a single logarithmic scale for performing multiplication and division, but soon an improved technique was developed which involved two such scales sliding alongside each other.

  4. Westgard rules - Wikipedia

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    They are a set of modified Western Electric rules, developed by James Westgard and provided in his books and seminars on quality control. [1] They are plotted on Levey–Jennings charts, wherein the X-axis shows each individual sample, and the Y-axis shows how much each one differs from the mean in terms of standard deviation (SD). The rules ...

  5. Slide rule - Wikipedia

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    For example, aligning the rightmost 1 on the C scale with 2 on the LL2 scale, 3 on the C scale lines up with 8 on the LL3 scale. To extract a cube root using a slide rule with only C/D and A/B scales, align 1 on the B cursor with the base number on the A scale (taking care as always to distinguish between the lower and upper halves of the A scale).

  6. Optimal stopping - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, the theory of optimal stopping [1] [2] or early stopping [3] is concerned with the problem of choosing a time to take a particular action, in order to maximise an expected reward or minimise an expected cost.

  7. Hume-Rothery rules - Wikipedia

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    Hume-Rothery rules, named after William Hume-Rothery, are a set of basic rules that describe the conditions under which an element could dissolve in a metal, forming a solid solution. There are two sets of rules; one refers to substitutional solid solutions, and the other refers to interstitial solid solutions.

  8. Woodward's rules - Wikipedia

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    With the aid of these rules the UV absorption maximum can be predicted, for example in these two compounds: [8] In the compound on the left, the base value is 214 nm (a heteroannular diene). This diene group has 4 alkyl substituents (labeled 1,2,3,4) and the double bond in one ring is exocyclic to the other (adding 5 nm for an exocyclic double ...

  9. Rule of twelfths - Wikipedia

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    The rule states that over the first period the quantity increases by 1/12. Then in the second period by 2/12, in the third by 3/12, in the fourth by 3/12, fifth by 2/12 and at the end of the sixth period reaches its maximum with an increase of 1/12. The steps are 1:2:3:3:2:1 giving a total change of 12/12. Over the next six intervals the ...