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The Role of Choice in Discovery

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Author(s)

J E. Devaney

Abstract

The discovery of functional forms can be divided into three tasks:1 - choosing a search technique to find the set of best equationswithin the limitations of finite precision arithmetic and noise;2 - choosing from among the best equations based on some criteria thatencodes preference; and 3 - choosing a metric for the inductive supportof the found equation. This paper looks at all three requirementsand details the role of choice in each.
Proceedings Title
Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Discovery Science
Volume
1967
Conference Dates
December 4-6, 2000
Conference Title
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Pub Type
Conferences

Keywords

discovery science, equation signatures, function finding

Citation

Devaney, J. (2000), The Role of Choice in Discovery, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Discovery Science (Accessed May 10, 2025)

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Created January 1, 2000, Updated June 2, 2021