A variable-length quantity (VLQ) is a universal code that uses an arbitrary number of binary octets (eight-bit bytes) to represent an arbitrarily large...
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In coding theory, a variable-length code is a code which maps source symbols to a variable number of bits. The equivalent concept in computer science is...
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similar to variable-length quantity (VLQ) format; the primary difference is that LEB128 is little-endian whereas variable-length quantities are big-endian...
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Word (computer architecture) (redirect from Variable word-length computer)
termed a variable word length. In this type of organization, an operand has no fixed length. Depending on the machine and the instruction, the length might...
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A random variable (also called random quantity, aleatory variable, or stochastic variable) is a mathematical formalization of a quantity or object which...
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Dimensional analysis (redirect from Quantity equation)
the relationships between different physical quantities by identifying their base quantities (such as length, mass, time, and electric current) and units...
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left out between variables in the scientific notation of formulas. The convention used to express quantities is referred to as quantity calculus. In formulas...
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are conjugate variables to the quantity with respect to which one is differentiating. In quantum mechanics, these same pairs of variables are related by...
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Prefix code (redirect from Fixed-length code)
which is both a prefix-free code and a self-synchronizing code variable-length quantity Commonly used techniques for constructing prefix codes include...
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the sign and has a single representation of zero. This allows a variable-length quantity encoding intended for nonnegative (unsigned) integers to be used...
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that the variable represents or denotes the object, and that any valid candidate for the object is the value of the variable. The values a variable can take...
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mathematical quantities consists of having a collection of variables, each assuming a set of values. These can be a set of a single quantity, referred to...
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Dimensionless quantities, or quantities of dimension one, are quantities implicitly defined in a manner that prevents their aggregation into units of measurement...
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mapping of the signed integers to unsigned integers that shortens variable-length quantity representations of negative integers Zig Zag Pass, site of the...
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List of common physics notations (redirect from Variables and some constants commonly used in physics)
list of common physical constants and variables, and their notations. Note that bold text indicates that the quantity is a vector. List of letters used in...
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can be compressed using ZLIB. Size information is stored using variable-length quantities, ensuring that the format can support an infinite number, while...
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programming, a variable is an abstract storage location paired with an associated symbolic name, which contains some known or unknown quantity of data or...
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ones in binary) can be used to indicate the end of the integer. Variable-length quantity These are non-universal ones: Unary coding, which is used in Elias...
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Real and nominal value (redirect from Price and quantity)
in the list has a market price and a quantity. The market value of the good is the market price times the quantity at that point of time. The nominal value...
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Shannon information is a basic quantity derived from the probability of a particular event occurring from a random variable. It can be thought of as an alternative...
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Economic order quantity (EOQ), also known as financial purchase quantity or economic buying quantity,[citation needed] is the order quantity that minimizes...
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(or length) and direction. Euclidean vectors can be added and scaled to form a vector space. A vector quantity is a vector-valued physical quantity, including...
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SenseTalk (section Predefined Variables)
feet Variables may contain values with units. The units are carried along with the value and applied in subsequent calculations. Put 5 yds into length add...
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For example, a length is a physical quantity. The metre (symbol m) is a unit of length that represents a definite predetermined length. For instance,...
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Hash function (section Hashing variable-length data)
fixed-size values, though there are some hash functions that support variable-length output. The values returned by a hash function are called hash values...
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Process function (redirect from Process quantity)
another. Different routes give different quantities. Examples of path functions include work, heat and arc length. In contrast to path functions, state functions...
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relationship between two quantities, where a relative change in one quantity results in a relative change in the other quantity proportional to the change...
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Linear regression (redirect from Error variable)
(dependent variable) and one or more explanatory variables (regressor or independent variable). A model with exactly one explanatory variable is a simple...
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supposed to contain an interval of positive length. In other words, a real-valued function of a real variable is a function f : X → R {\displaystyle f:X\to...
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Normal distribution (redirect from Normal random variable)
freedom, which is an easily generated exponential random variable corresponding to the quantity −2 ln(U) in these equations; and the angle is distributed...
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