discrete variable


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dis·crete var·i·a·ble

a variable that may assume only a countable (usually finite) number of values.
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For the discrete-problem version, discrete variables are selected from the set:
A Novel Implementation of Nature-inspired Optimization for Civil Engineering: A Comparative Study of Symbiotic Organisms Search
Compared with topology optimization with continuous variables, the researches on topology optimization of trusses with discrete variables are much less.
Size and Topology Optimization for Trusses with Discrete Design Variables by Improved Firefly Algorithm
Statistical correlation means that, given two discrete variables X and Y measured for each case in a sample, variation in X corresponds (or on the contrary, does not) to variation in Y
The importance of vocal parameters correlation for information processes modelling
At the other end there is a port information which is characterized by discrete variables, speed and strength, V * c and f * c [6].
Touch interface analysis for virtual reality/Analisis de interfaces tactiles para realidad virtual
Then, the discrete variables will be relaxed and they will be considered as real numbers.
Pareto optimal solutions for stochastic dynamic programming problems via Monte Carlo simulation
2) Formulas given in theorem and its corollary, both for continuous and discrete variable, also apply if some of the extremities of support intervals [l(f),r(f)] and [l(g),r(g )] of functions f and g are infinite.
Calculation of convolution products of piecewise defined functions and some applications
Comparison of G3-GA, DE with IABC for reconfigurable antenna array with discrete variable. Algorithm without ADR with ADR ADR fitness fitness G3-GA [10] 0.619 5.8026 0.2630 DE [13] 0.36 4.7190 0.16 MABC [16] 0.16 4.76 0.22 IABC 0.16 4.26 0.09 Table 4.
Improved artificial bee colony for design of a reconfigurable antenna array with discrete phase shifters
Then, following the usual procedure of the method of lines, [r.sup.*] is treated as a discrete variable and then [t.sup.*] is integrated as a continuous one.
Film drainage between two drops: vortex formation in thin liquid films/Drenaje de la pelicula interfacial entre dos gotas: formacion de vortices en peliculas liquidas delgadas/Drenagem da pelicula interfacial entre duas gotas: formacao de vortices em peliculas liquidas delgads
RONVEAUX, Onfourth-Order difference equations for orthogonal polynomials of a discrete variable: derivation, factorization and solutions, J.
Orthogonal polynomials and recurrence equations, operator equations and factorization
Tillage practices were a discrete variable with eight categories representing different types of tillage systems.
Soil conservation practices on leased land: a two-state study
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