RandomizationRandomization is the process of making something random. Randomization is not haphazard; instead, a random process is a sequence of random variables describing a process whose outcomes do not follow a deterministic pattern, but follow an evolution described by probability distributions. For example, a random sample of individuals from a population refers to a sample where every individual has a known probability of being sampled. This would be contrasted with nonprobability sampling where arbitrary individuals are selected.
Catégorie des petites catégoriesEn mathématiques, plus précisément en théorie des catégories, la catégorie des petites catégories, notée Cat, est la catégorie dont les objets sont les petites catégories et dont les morphismes sont les foncteurs entre petites catégories. Cat peut en fait être considérée comme une 2-catégorie, les transformations naturelles servant de 2-morphismes. L'objet initial de Cat est la catégorie vide 0, qui est la catégorie sans objets et sans morphismes. L'objet final est la catégorie finale ou catégorie triviale 1 ayant un seul objet et un seul morphisme.
Wait (system call)In computer operating systems, a process (or task) may wait for another process to complete its execution. In most systems, a parent process can create an independently executing child process. The parent process may then issue a wait system call, which suspends the execution of the parent process while the child executes. When the child process terminates, it returns an exit status to the operating system, which is then returned to the waiting parent process. The parent process then resumes execution.
Exit (system call)On many computer operating systems, a computer process terminates its execution by making an exit system call. More generally, an exit in a multithreading environment means that a thread of execution has stopped running. For resource management, the operating system reclaims resources (memory, , etc.) that were used by the process. The process is said to be a dead process after it terminates. Under Unix and Unix-like operating systems, a process is started when its parent process executes a fork system call.
