| Yearbook of the Artificial. Vol. 5: Natural Chance, Artificial Chance Contributor(s): Negrotti, Massimo (Editor) |
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ISBN: 303911476X ISBN-13: 9783039114764 Publisher: Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic P OUR PRICE: $122.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Biology - Computers | Computer Science - Social Science | Methodology |
| Dewey: 601 |
| Series: Yearbook of the Artificial |
| Physical Information: 286 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Not only scientific research, but also modern-day social life, is demonstrating a strongly renewed interest in 'chance' - a theme that has accompanied the whole history of human thought. This volume brings together many of the topics in which chance, or randomness, plays a significant role. The interest in randomness has been accentuated by the emergence of theories and concrete phenomena, which appear to be homing in upon the complex, many-sided, multidimensional and uncertain aspects of reality, such as the dynamics of living or economic systems, or of technological and political trends. Furthermore, in scientific and technological fields, there is a growing need for 'good' random sequences of numbers or symbols for use in simulation or testing activities, cryptographic methods, and so on. |