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• Algorithm — Flow chart of an algorithm (Euclid s algorithm) for calculating the greatest common divisor (g.c.d.) of two numbers a and b in locations named A and B. The algorithm proceeds by successive subtractions in two loops: IF the test B ≤ A yields yes… …   Wikipedia

• Division algorithm — This article is about a mathematical theorem. For a list of division algorithms, see Division (digital). In mathematics, and more particularly in arithmetic, the usual process of division of integers producing a quotient and a remainder can be… …   Wikipedia

• Division (digital) — Several algorithms exist to perform division in digital designs. These algorithms fall into two main categories: slow division and fast division. Slow division algorithms produce one digit of the final quotient per iteration. Examples of slow… …   Wikipedia

• Division (mathematics) — Divided redirects here. For other uses, see Divided (disambiguation). For the digital implementation of mathematical division, see Division (digital). In mathematics, especially in elementary arithmetic, division (÷ …   Wikipedia

• Algorithm characterizations — The word algorithm does not have a generally accepted definition. Researchers are actively working in formalizing this term. This article will present some of the characterizations of the notion of algorithm in more detail. This article is a… …   Wikipedia

• Division by two — In mathematics, division by two or halving has also been called mediation or dimidiation.[1] The treatment of this as a different operation from multiplication and division by other numbers goes back to the ancient Egyptians, whose multiplication …   Wikipedia

• Division polynomials — In mathematics the division polynomials provide a way to calculate multiples of points on elliptic curves over Finite fields. They play a central role in the study of counting points on elliptic curves in Schoof s algorithm. Contents 1 Definition …   Wikipedia

• algorithm — algorithmic, adj. /al geuh ridh euhm/, n. a set of rules for solving a problem in a finite number of steps, as for finding the greatest common divisor. [1890 95; var. of ALGORISM, by assoc. with Gk arithmós number. See ARITHMETIC] * * * Procedure …   Universalium

• Division ring — In abstract algebra, a division ring, also called a skew field, is a ring in which division is possible. Specifically, it is a non trivial ring in which every non zero element a has a multiplicative inverse, i.e., an element x with a·x = x·a = 1 …   Wikipedia

• For loop — In computer science a for loop is a programming language statement which allows code to be repeatedly executed. A for loop is classified as an iteration statement.Unlike many other kinds of loops, such as the while loop, the for loop is often… …   Wikipedia

• Algorithms for calculating variance — play a major role in statistical computing. A key problem in the design of good algorithms for this problem is that formulas for the variance may involve sums of squares, which can lead to numerical instability as well as to arithmetic overflow… …   Wikipedia