Continuous Algorithms
The adjective "continuous" when applied to the word "algorithm" can mean:
- An algorithm operating on data that represents continuous quantities, even though this data is represented by discrete approximations—such algorithms are studied in numerical analysis; or
- An algorithm in the form of a differential equation that operates continuously on the data, running on an analog computer.
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Famous quotes containing the word continuous:
“There is no such thing as a life of passion any more than a continuous earthquake, or an eternal fever. Besides, who would ever shave themselves in such a state?”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (17881824)