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  2. Significant figures - Wikipedia

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    The significance of trailing zeros in a number not containing a decimal point can be ambiguous. For example, it may not always be clear if the number 1300 is precise to the nearest unit (just happens coincidentally to be an exact multiple of a hundred) or if it is only shown to the nearest hundreds due to rounding or uncertainty.

  3. Diehard tests - Wikipedia

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    This test uses n = 2 24 and m = 2 9, so that the underlying distribution for j is taken to be Poisson with λ = 2 27 / 2 26 = 2. A sample of 500 j s is taken, and a chi-square goodness of fit test provides a p value. The first test uses bits 1–24 (counting from the left) from integers in the specified file. Then the file is closed and reopened.

  4. Magic number (programming) - Wikipedia

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    Thus, declaring const string testUserName = "John" is better than several occurrences of the 'magic value' "John" in a test suite. For example, if it is required to randomly shuffle the values in an array representing a standard pack of playing cards, this pseudocode does the job using the Fisher–Yates shuffle algorithm:

  5. The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two - Wikipedia

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    Later research on short-term memory and working memory revealed that memory span is not a constant even when measured in a number of chunks. The number of chunks a human can recall immediately after presentation depends on the category of chunks used (e.g., span is around seven for digits, around six for letters, and around five for words), and even on features of the chunks within a category.

  6. 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.

  7. Numeric keypad - Wikipedia

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    A 104-key PC US English QWERTY keyboard layout with the numeric keypad at the far right.. Numeric keypads are also used for playing some oldercomputer games where the player must control a character, such as roguelikes and Sid Meier's Pirates!.

  8. Number - Wikipedia

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    Set inclusions between the natural numbers (ℕ), the integers (ℤ), the rational numbers (ℚ), the real numbers (ℝ), and the complex numbers (ℂ). A number is a mathematical object used to count, measure, and label.

  9. Sobel test - Wikipedia

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    In statistics, the Sobel test is a method of testing the significance of a mediation effect. The test is based on the work of Michael E. Sobel, [1] [2] and is an application of the delta method. In mediation, the relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable is hypothesized to be an indirect effect that exists due to ...