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semimeasure

semimeasure noun: a function that assigns a non-negative number to each element of a set that is subadditive.

Noun

semimeasure (plural semimeasures)

  1. A function that assigns a non-negative number to each element of a set that is subadditive.
    • A universal a priori semimeasure (also known as "algorithmic probability") is defined as the transformation, by a given universal monotone Turing machine, of the uniform measure on the infinite strings.2015, T.F. Sterkenburg, “A generalized characterization of algorithmic probability”, in arXiv

Forms of semimeasure

pluralsemimeasures

Origin of semimeasure

From semi- + measure.

Questions about semimeasure

What does semimeasure mean?
Semimeasure means a function that assigns a non-negative number to each element of a set that is subadditive.
What part of speech is semimeasure?
Semimeasure is a noun.
What is the plural of semimeasure?
The plural of semimeasure is semimeasures.

Words near semimeasure in the dictionary

  1. semimatte
  2. semimature
  3. semimaturity
  4. semimean
  5. semimeans
  6. semimeasure
  7. semimeasures
  8. semimechanical
  9. semimechanized
  10. semimedicinal
  11. semimember

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