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What is Uncertainty in Scientific Computing

Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
A lack of assurance in scientific computing, including lack of knowledge for physical model, mathematical model, input data, numerical model, algorithm, insufficient computing accuracy, insufficient output data accuracy, imprecise data analysis, etc. as well as human error, for example, program usage errors.
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Computer Assisted Problem Solving Environment (PSE)
Shigeo Kawata (Utsunomiya University, Japan)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 10
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch119
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