Rate–distortion theory — is a major branch of information theory which provides the theoretical foundations for lossy data compression; it addresses the problem of determining the minimal amount of entropy (or information) R that should be communicated over a channel, so … Wikipedia
bound — [baʊnd] adjective LAW be bound if someone is bound by a law, promise, or agreement, they have to do what it says: • He is still bound by his contract with the record label. • The developer is legally bound to abide by the conditions in the… … Financial and business terms
Rate function — In mathematics mdash; specifically, in large deviations theory mdash; a rate function is a function used to quantify the probabilities of rare events. It is required to have several nice properties which assist in the formulation of the large… … Wikipedia
Rate-monotonic scheduling — In computer science, rate monotonic scheduling [citation|first1=C. L.|last1=Liu|authorlink1=Chung Laung Liu|first2=J.|last2=Layland|title=Scheduling algorithms for multiprogramming in a hard real time environment|journal=Journal of the ACM|volume … Wikipedia
Bit rate — Bit rates Decimal prefixes (SI) Name Symbol Multiple kilobit per second kbit/s 103 megabit per second Mbit/s 106 gigabit per second Gbit/s 109 … Wikipedia
I/O bound — In computer science, I/O bound refers to a condition in which the time it takes to complete a computation is determined principally by the period of time spent waiting for input/output operations to be completed. This is the opposite of a task… … Wikipedia
Zero-Bound Interest Rate — The lowest percentage of owed principal that a central bank can set. In monetary policy, the use of a 0% nominal interest rate means that the central bank can no longer reduce the interest rate to encourage economic growth. As the interest rate… … Investment dictionary
Technique for Human Error Rate Prediction — (THERP) is a technique used in the field of Human reliability Assessment (HRA), for the purposes of evaluating the probability of a human error occurring throughout the completion of a specific task. From such analyses measures can then be taken… … Wikipedia
Nyquist rate — Not to be confused with Nyquist frequency. Spectrum of a bandlimited signal as a function of frequency In signal processing, the Nyquist rate, named after Harry Nyquist, is two times the bandwidth of a bandlimited signal or a bandlimited channel … Wikipedia
Bekenstein bound — In physics, the Bekenstein bound is a conjectured limit on the entropy S or information that can be contained within a region of space containing a known energy. It implies that information must be material, requiring finite size and energy. In… … Wikipedia
Universal probability bound — A universal probability bound is a probabilistic threshold whose existence is asserted by William A. Dembski and is used by him in his works promoting intelligent design. It is defined as A degree of improbability below which a specified event of … Wikipedia
