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Blow Up: Vi. 1. [scientific Computation] To Become Unstable.
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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}. 2. Syn. {blow out}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
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....
blow out: [prob. from mining and tunneling jargon] vi.
Of software, to fail spectacularly; almost as serious as {crash and burn}....
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....
page out: [MIT] vi. 1. To become unaware of one's surroundings temporarily, due to daydreaming or preoccupation.
Can you repeat that? I paged out for a minute....
page in: [MIT] vi. 1. To become aware of one's surroundings again after having paged out (see {page out}).
Usually confined to the sarcastic comment: "Eric pages in, {film at 11}!...
blow past: vt. To {blow out} despite a safeguard. "The server blew past the 5K reserve buffer.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary...