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  2. Size effect on structural strength - Wikipedia

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    The finiteness of the weakest-link chain model causes major deviations from the Weibull distribution. As the structure size, measured by N e q {\displaystyle N_{eq}} , increases, the grafting point of the Weibullian left part moves to the right until, at about N e q = 10 4 {\displaystyle N_{eq}=10^{4}} , the entire distribution becomes Weibullian.

  3. Compartmentalization of decay in trees - Wikipedia

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    This wall is the weakest. Wall 2. The second wall is formed by the thick-walled, lignin-rich cells of the latewood growth ring interior and exterior to the wound, thus slowing the radial spread of decay. This wall is the second weakest, and is continuous except where intersected by ray cells (see next section). Wall 3.

  4. Predicate transformer semantics - Wikipedia

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    Predicate transformer semantics were introduced by Edsger Dijkstra in his seminal paper "Guarded commands, nondeterminacy and formal derivation of programs".They define the semantics of an imperative programming paradigm by assigning to each statement in this language a corresponding predicate transformer: a total function between two predicates on the state space of the statement.

  5. Theory of constraints - Wikipedia

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    TOC Thinking Process Tools: Use of these tools are based on the fundamental beliefs of TOC that organizations a) are inherently simple (interdependencies exist in organizations) b) desire inherent harmony (win – win solutions are possible) c) are inherently good (people are good) and have inherent potential (people and organizations have ...

  6. Autoregressive moving-average model - Wikipedia

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    The general ARMA model was described in the 1951 thesis of Peter Whittle, who used mathematical analysis (Laurent series and Fourier analysis) and statistical inference. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] ARMA models were popularized by a 1970 book by George E. P. Box and Jenkins, who expounded an iterative ( Box–Jenkins ) method for choosing and estimating them.

  7. Process modeling - Wikipedia

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    The same process model is used repeatedly for the development of many applications and thus, has many instantiations. One possible use of a process model is to prescribe how things must/should/could be done in contrast to the process itself which is really what happens. A process model is roughly an anticipation of what the process will look like.

  8. Proportional–integral–derivative controller - Wikipedia

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    The most effective methods generally involve developing some form of process model and then choosing P, I, and D based on the dynamic model parameters. Manual tuning methods can be relatively time-consuming, particularly for systems with long loop times.

  9. Viable system theory - Wikipedia

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    Viable system theory (VST) concerns cybernetic processes in relation to the development/evolution of dynamical systems: it can be used to explain living systems, which are considered to be complex and adaptive, can learn, and are capable of maintaining an autonomous existence, at least within the confines of their constraints.