[math-fun] Antifragile logic
Error correction techniques originally explored by J.Von Neumann, and further worked on by many, e.g. A.Toom & Peter Gacs (cellular automata), Bruce Maggs (VLSI) make it possible for a computer to function exponentially long despite a small-enough random constant fraction of bit errors either due to mis-manufacturing or noise. In practice so far, these techniques have been practically unused; instead they've just made everything very reliable. (By the way, there already was the word "robust" hence no need to invent a new word "antifragile"?)
On 23/05/2015 20:50, Warren D Smith wrote:
(By the way, there already was the word "robust" hence no need to invent a new word "antifragile"?)
"Antifragile" is meant to mean getting *stronger* as a result of minor insults, as opposed to merely not getting substantially weaker. -- g
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