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- {{about| what computer scientists call an alphabet|alphabets as a writing system|Alphabet}} In [[computer science]], an '''alphabet''' is a [[finite set|finite]] [[empty set|non-empty]] [[s ...3 KB (398 words) - 06:14, 13 April 2023
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- {{about|the computer science word|an actual handshake|Handshake}} ...computer and a device. Handshaking is required in order to allow both the computer and device to send [[protocol]]s to each other. During a handshake, the tw ...2 KB (387 words) - 23:54, 5 December 2023
- {{about| what computer scientists call an alphabet|alphabets as a writing system|Alphabet}} In [[computer science]], an '''alphabet''' is a [[finite set|finite]] [[empty set|non-empty]] [[s ...3 KB (398 words) - 06:14, 13 April 2023
- ...information they need. Algorithms, when implemented in [[Computer program|computer programs]], require two main resources when the program is executed: [[Runt [[Category:Computer science]] ...2 KB (345 words) - 23:30, 31 January 2023
- ...65700|journal=Proceedings 35th Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science|year=1994|pages=124–134|publisher=IEEE Comput. Soc. Press|doi=10.1109/sfcs. ...hrough [[RSA algorithm|RSA]] [[encryption]], however it requires a quantum computer with more quantum bits than there are available. ...933 bytes (117 words) - 18:45, 20 February 2025
- Variables are also common in [[science]], where they usually represent [[physical property|physical properties]] t == Variables in computer science== ...4 KB (651 words) - 23:08, 3 September 2023
- '''Recursion''' is a word from [[mathematics]] and [[computer science]]. It is used to [[definition|define]] a thing, such as a [[Function (mathe Recursion can be used to write [[Computer programming|computer programs]]. A program that uses recursion may be easier to write and unders ...2 KB (353 words) - 22:04, 11 July 2024
- Because [[computer]]s and [[calculator]]s store numbers in different ways, they sometimes use [[Category:Computer science]] ...1 KB (149 words) - 13:16, 28 January 2024
- In [[computer science]] and [[mathematics]], an '''anonymous function''' is a function with no na * [[Closure (computer science)|Closure]] ...3 KB (382 words) - 01:10, 22 February 2025
- A '''computer algebra system (CAS)''' is a large [[computer program]] that helps people with [[mathematics]] and [[algebra]]. It chang ...m are often exact, simple, and generalized to work in all possible cases. Computer programs do have [[software bug|bugs]], so important results should always ...3 KB (436 words) - 16:43, 20 June 2023
- ...it takes the same input, and it must not have any [[Side effect (computer science)|side effects]]—parts of the program that perform an action other than givi ...ight also find out what day of the year it is, or print a message to the [[Computer monitor|screen]]. Because of this difference, some people use other names f ...4 KB (606 words) - 03:34, 30 December 2023
- In [[computer science]], a '''space-time''' or '''time-memory tradeoff''' is a way of solving a p ...sing [[:en:Loop_unrolling|loop unwinding]]. This [[technique]] makes the [[Computer program|program code]] longer for each iteration of a loop, but saves the c ...3 KB (472 words) - 17:54, 4 February 2024
- In [[mathematics]], [[computer science]] and [[linguistics]], a '''formal language''' is one that has a particular ...>{{Cite web|title=1.11. Formal and Natural Languages — How to Think like a Computer Scientist: Interactive Edition|url=https://runestone.academy/runestone/book ...4 KB (518 words) - 02:40, 26 December 2023
- ...g|object-oriented]] languages, or languages which have [[pointer (Computer Science)|pointer]]s, there is an additional problem. Those languages contain refere ...r operator (in [[Java programming language|Java]], this [[method (Computer Science)|method]] is called ''equals''). This operator compares the actual values o ...4 KB (645 words) - 23:08, 16 November 2023
- In [[philosophy]], [[mathematics]], and [[computer science]], a '''tuple''' is an ordered list of elements. The term ''tuple'' origina In [[computer science]], tuples are used to group a fixed number of items, often implemented as p ...4 KB (503 words) - 18:44, 18 March 2025
- ...s has potentially far-reaching applications in communications and computer science, especially in data encryption and security.<ref>{{Cite web|title=What is a ...980 bytes (134 words) - 19:56, 1 December 2023
- == Computer science == One is important for [[computer science]], because the [[binary]] numeral system uses only ones and zeroes to repre ...5 KB (600 words) - 15:11, 13 February 2025
- {{For|usage in computer science and programming|Parameter (computer science)}} In [[mathematics]], [[statistics]], and the mathematical [[science]]s, '''parameters''' ([[Latin|L:]] ''auxiliary measure'') are [[Quantity|qu ...4 KB (681 words) - 20:23, 31 January 2024
- ...s://books.google.com/books?id=Xrh89dLWZqEC| year = 2004| publisher = Alpha Science Int'l Ltd.| isbn = 978-1-84265-189-6 }}</ref> In [[computer science]], -1 is a common initial value for integers. It is also used to show that ...5 KB (755 words) - 14:52, 19 March 2025
- In [[mathematical logic]] and [[computer science]], the '''Kleene star''' (or '''Kleene operator''' or '''Kleene closure''') ...1 KB (186 words) - 04:13, 12 March 2025
- ...iency of different [[algorithm]]s, which is done by calculating how much [[computer memory|memory]] is needed, and how much time it takes to complete. ...uage=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Big O Notation {{!}} Brilliant Math & Science Wiki|url=https://brilliant.org/wiki/big-o-notation/|access-date=2020-09-22| ...7 KB (1,084 words) - 19:50, 21 December 2023