Constrained System Dynamic
Constrained System Dynamic — describes the behavior of a system over time. (thank you fadedambition for the links!)More information
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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.
Shuffle Tracking
Shuffle Tracking — tracking and exploiting the nuances, flaws and predictability of card shufflingMore information
Card Counting
Card Counting — tracking cards that have been played in order to have an advantage in gambling.More information
Poisson Clumping Heuristic
Poisson Clumping Heuristic — a model for finding first-order approximations over various different areas published by David Aldous in 1989.More information
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Courtship Modeling
Courtship modeling — A model for gift giving researched by Paul Sozou and Robert SeymoreMore information
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Principal Components Analysis
Principal Components Analysis — a principle of statistics that can simplify a data setMore information
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Pascal’s Principle
Pascal’s Principle — also known as Pascal’s Law describes the effect gravity has on fluid pressureMore information
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Diffie-Hellman Encryption
Diffie-Hellman Encryption — an encryption protocol that allows two people with no previous knowledge of each other to create a shared secret to encrypt information.More information
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Backdraft
Backdraft — a phenomenon ocurring when oxygen is re-introduced to an oxygen starved fire resulting in an explosion.More information
Earth Liberation Movement
Earth Liberation Movement — This is probably based on the Earth Liberation Front, that "uses direct action in the form of economic sabotage to stop the exploitation and destruction of the natural environment"More information
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