Semimeasure

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A function that assigns a non-negative number to each element of a set that is subadditive.

    "A universal a priori semimeasure (also known as "algorithmic probability") is defined as the transformation, by a given universal monotone Turing machine, of the uniform measure on the infinite strings."

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"A universal a priori semimeasure (also known as "algorithmic probability") is defined as the transformation, by a given universal monotone Turing machine, of the uniform measure on the infinite strings."

Etymology

From semi- + measure.

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non negative

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