A shared scientific glossary

Stochastic computing

Representing numbers through probabilities in bit streams, with arithmetic performed on those representations. Read the source explanation ↗

Spike

A discrete event emitted by a spiking neuron model. Its timing can carry information. Read the source explanation ↗

Phase

A position in an oscillation cycle, expressed as an angle. Read the source explanation ↗

Order parameter

In the Kuramoto playground, the magnitude of the mean unit phase vector. It lies between zero and one and describes collective phase alignment. Read the source explanation ↗

Convergence ratio

The initial radius divided by the compressed radius. The compression explorer denotes it by C. Read the source explanation ↗

Flux compression

In the ideal cylindrical relation used by the explorer, conservation of axial magnetic flux gives B = B₀ C². Real systems can lose flux. Read the source explanation ↗

Closed-form calculation

Evaluation of an explicit relationship on a declared input set. It is not necessarily a time-evolving simulation. Read the source explanation ↗

Matched control

A comparison condition selected to keep relevant experimental conditions aligned while changing the intervention being studied. Read the source explanation ↗

False-alarm budget

A defined allowance for alarms on control or non-transition data, used to compare detectors at a common operating constraint. Read the source explanation ↗

Preprint

A publicly available manuscript whose presence in an archive does not itself establish journal peer review. Read the source explanation ↗

DOI

A persistent identifier that resolves to the record of a research output. Read the source explanation ↗

Recorded notebook

A page showing code and the outputs of a recorded run. Reading it does not execute a new calculation. Read the source explanation ↗

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