mathematics

Quantitative relationships and patterns. Mathematical models reveal the underlying logic of biological systems, from exponential growth to scaling laws to game theory.

32 entities tagged with "mathematics"

Citations (3)

Portfolio Selection

A brief history of generative models for power law and lognormal distributions

The Physiological Principle of Minimum Work: I. The Vascular System and the Cost of Blood Volume

Definitions (6)

asymptote

fractal

power-law

scale-invariance

scaling-law

self-similarity

Inventions (18)

Positional numeral system

Pythagorean theorem

Placeholder zero

Method of exhaustion

Maya numerals and zero

Positional decimal numerals and true zero

Long division

Logarithm

Method of indivisibles

Cartesian coordinate system

Arithmetic mean

Calculus

Chain rule

Markov chain

Floating-point arithmetic

Lambda calculus

Monte Carlo method

Hidden Markov model

Mechanisms (5)

Murray's Law

Lanchester's Square Law

Shapley Value

Power Law Distributions

Scale Invariance

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