Generalized Orders of Magnitude
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The post shares a GitHub repository introducing 'Generalized Orders of Magnitude', a mathematical concept extending the traditional order of magnitude to non-integer values, sparking interest in its potential applications.
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I just tested the code for estimating Lyapunov exponents in parallel and it worked on the first try. Nice!
These "goom" thingamajigs could be useful for all kinds of numerical work. Thank you for sharing on HN.