Rosetta Stone
Rosetta Stone — an artifact with writing in hieroglyphs, another Egyptian language, Demotic (an ancient Egyptian script) and Greek. The stone was instrumental in decyphering hieroglphic texts.More information
All the math
NUMB3RS has opened the eyes of many people to the ways math and science can be used to solve crimes. This is a list of all the math and science concepts used in the series with links to on-line sources to find more information or articles written by mathematicians and scientists explaining the concepts used in episodes.
Temporal Link Analysis
Temporal Link Analysis — a way to determine the value of data through its relevance to time.
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Black Swan Theory
Black Swan Theory — concept developed by Nessim Teleb to define rare events outside regular circumstances. More information
Syndromic Surveillance
Syndromic Surveillance — surveillance using health-related data that precede diagnosis and signal a sufficient probability of a case or an outbreak to warrant further public health response.More information
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Venn Diagram
Venn Diagram — sets of overlapping circles showing relationships of data sets.More information
Property Value
Property Value — the monetary value of a property based on an appraisal of the property and a comparison of similar lots with in an area.
Asymmetrical Threat Analysis
Asymmetrical Threat Analysis — any number of mathematical models used to analyze the potential impact of an inferior threat to a superior target.
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Chomp
Chomp — a two person game illustrating the concept of "perfect information" (ie the idea one player will have complete information on the action of the other player)More information
Chinese Room
Chinese Room — a thought experiment designed by John Searle to counter the idea of a thinking computer.More information