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100 1 _aValiant, Leslie.
245 1 0 _aProbably approximately correct :
_bnature's algorithms for learning and prospering in a complex world /
_cLeslie Valiant.
260 _aNew York;
_bBasic Books,
_c2013.
300 _ax, 195 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c25 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 175-184) and index.
505 0 _aEcorithms -- Prediction and adaptation -- The computable: not everything that can be defined can be computed -- Mechanistic explanations of nature: what might we look for? -- The learnable: how can one draw general lessons from particular experiences? -- The evolvable: how can complex mechanisms evolve from simpler ones? -- The deducible: how can one reason with imprecise concepts? -- Humans as ecorithms -- Machines as ecorithms: why is artificial intelligence difficult to achieve? -- Questions.
520 _aProvides a model of how effective behavior can be learned even in a world as complex as our own, shedding new light on human nature.
650 0 _aHuman behavior
_xMathematical models.
650 0 _aAlgorithms.
650 0 _aNature
_xMathematical models.
650 0 _aMathematics in nature.
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1317/2012474460-b.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1317/2012474460-d.html
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