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Mathematical Programming Glossary
- Algorithm
- a precise set of instructions, formula or formulas, used to solve a specific problem.
- Argument
- a value or reference passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command or program.
- Array
- a systematic arrangement of objects, usually aggregate data.
- Barcode
- digitally readable code; barcode labels use binary code
- Binary
- base 2. binary or bit code uses the digits zero and one, zero being off, one being on.
- Bit
- a binary digit, zero or one.
- Byte
- eight bits or one character.
- Combinatorics
- a broad branch of mathematics studying counting and combinations of numbers.
- Discrete mathematics
- the branch of math dealing with finite numbers or problems.
- Duality
- dichotomy, two sided.
- Epigraph
- f : Rn?R; the set of points lying above or on a graph.
- Factorial
- product of a set of integers, x! is the notation for factorial. example: 3! means 3 x 2 x 1 or the product equals six.
- Fortran
- Formula Translation, a second generation high level programming language.
- Function
- f(x); a procedure that may return varied values using the same argument.
- Hexadecimal
- base 16, 0-9 and A-F represent 11-15 for 16 numbers. example: A hexadecimal can be easily translated to a binary number or base 2 number.
- Iteration
- a loop or repetition of a set of programming instructions.
- Linear
- the shortest distance between point a and point b or a straight line.
- Logic
- AND, OR or NOT, logic is what is true or self-evident.
- Mathematical programming
- theory, application and computational method for finding the best solution to a problem.
- Null
- a negative, no value, a false expression.
- Object
- a self-contained module of data and its associated processing
- Parameter
- formal argument; a variable determined by indirect methodology.
- Permutations
- the numbers or objects of a set or group and their possible combinations.
- Product
- two expressions multiplied together.
- Quadratic formula
- x equals negative b plus or minus the square root of b squared minus 4ac over 2a.
- Queue
- data structure in which the elements are kept in order and operate on a first-in-first-out structure (new elements are added to the rear, and removal of elements is done from the front).
- Recursion
- a subset of iteration; when a function calls itself.
- Sequencing
- the order of succession.
- Series
- three or more items arranged in succession.
- Stack
- a data structure that accepts items in sequence.
- Variable
- a named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results.
