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SimWord of the Day: Lines and relationships
Sun Jan 08 2006
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Nineteenth-century mathematicians discovered to their discomfort that as the conceptual machinery of mathematics became more precise, it became more difficult.
Nineteenth-century mathematicians discovered to their discomfort that as the conceptual machinery of mathematics became more precise, it became more difficult.
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- David Berlinski, The Advent of the Algorithm
- David Berlinski, The Advent of the Algorithm
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I suspect that same will be said of our industry.
I suspect that same will be said of our industry.
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One such precision tool is relationships. At the base of any good domain expertise pyramid is a whole mess of relationshps between two or more variables. What is the relationship between compensation and performance? How are budgets spent across the development and launch of a new project?
One such precision tool is relationships. At the base of any good domain expertise pyramid is a whole mess of relationshps between two or more variables. What is the relationship between compensation and performance? How are budgets spent across the development and launch of a new project?
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Here are some of my favorites generic relationships.
Here are some of my favorites generic relationships.
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The linear relationhips.
The linear relationhips.
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The bell curve.
The bell curve.
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The s-curve.
The s-curve.
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The asymptotic relationship.
The asymptotic relationship.
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The price/demand relationship.
The price/demand relationship.
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Or visually:
Or visually:
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I suspect that increasingly, we will all have to be as comfortable with using these and other relationships to characterize knowledge as we currently are with bullets, headings, and fonts.
I suspect that increasingly, we will all have to be as comfortable with using these and other relationships to characterize knowledge as we currently are with bullets, headings, and fonts.