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• blow up: vi. 1. [scientific computation] To become unstable.
  Suggests that the computation is diverging so rapidly that it will soon overflow or at least go {nonlinear}....
• onlinear adj. [scientific computation] 1. Behaving in an erratic and unpredictable fashio
  unstable. When used to describe the behavior of a machine or program, it suggests that said machine or program is being forced to run far outside of design specifications....
• onlinear: adj. [scientific computation] 1. Behaving in an erratic and unpredictable fashio
  unstable. When used to describe the behavior of a machine or program, it suggests that said machine or program is being forced to run far outside of design specifications....
• wiggles n. [scientific computation] In solving partial differential equations by finite difference and similar method
  wiggles are sawtooth (up-down-up-down) oscillations at the shortest wavelength representable on the grid....
• wiggles: n. [scientific computation] In solving partial differential equations by finite difference and similar method
  wiggles are sawtooth (up-down-up-down) oscillations at the shortest wavelength representable on the grid....
• pathological adj. 1. [scientific computation] Used of a data set that is grossly atypical of normal expected input, esp.
  one that exposes a weakness or bug in whatever algorithm one is using....
• blow out: [prob. from mining and tunneling jargon] vi.
  Of software, to fail spectacularly; almost as serious as {crash and burn}....
• umbers n. [scientific computation] Output of a computation that may not be significant results but at least indicate that the program is running.
  May be used to placate management, grant sponsors, etc....
• umbers: [scientific computation] n. Output of a computation that may not be significant results but at least indicate that the program is running.
  May be used to placate management, grant sponsors, etc....