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  2. Distance decay - Wikipedia

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    Distance decay is a geographical term which describes the effect of distance on cultural or spatial interactions. [1] The distance decay effect states that the interaction between two locales declines as the distance between them increases. Once the distance is outside of the two locales' activity space, their interactions begin to decrease.

  3. Exponential backoff - Wikipedia

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    An exponential backoff algorithm is a form of closed-loop control system that reduces the rate of a controlled process in response to adverse events. For example, if a smartphone app fails to connect to its server, it might try again 1 second later, then if it fails again, 2 seconds later, then 4, etc. Each time the pause is multiplied by a ...

  4. Lotka–Volterra equations - Wikipedia

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    The Lotka–Volterra equations, also known as the Lotka–Volterra predator–prey model, are a pair of first-order nonlinear [disambiguation needed] differential equations, frequently used to describe the dynamics of biological systems in which two species interact, one as a predator and the other as prey. The populations change through time ...

  5. Hyperexponential distribution - Wikipedia

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    Hyperexponential distribution. In probability theory, a hyperexponential distribution is a continuous probability distribution whose probability density function of the random variable X is given by. where each Yi is an exponentially distributed random variable with rate parameter λi, and pi is the probability that X will take on the form of ...

  6. Barometric formula - Wikipedia

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    The barometric formula is a formula used to model how the pressure (or density) of the air changes with altitude. Pressure equations. Pressure as a function of the ...

  7. Exponential smoothing - Wikipedia

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    Exponential smoothing. Exponential smoothing or exponential moving average (EMA) is a rule of thumb technique for smoothing time series data using the exponential window function. Whereas in the simple moving average the past observations are weighted equally, exponential functions are used to assign exponentially decreasing weights over time.

  8. Plant growth analysis - Wikipedia

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    He applied the same mathematical formula to describe plant size over time. The equation for exponential mass growth rate in plant growth analysis is often expressed as: = ⁡ Where: M(t) is the final mass of the plant at time (t). M 0 is the initial mass of the plant.

  9. Plateau principle - Wikipedia

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    The plateau principle is a mathematical model or scientific law originally developed to explain the time course of drug action ( pharmacokinetics ). [1] The principle has wide applicability in pharmacology, physiology, nutrition, biochemistry, and system dynamics. It applies whenever a drug or nutrient is infused or ingested at a relatively ...