Topic:
general relativity
Topic:
handling complexity
Topic:
localized understanding
Topic:
quantum mechanics
Topic:
special relativity
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Subtopic: size as absolute 
| Quote: relativity does not apply to size; every atom of iron has precisely the same magnitude [»briaD_1996]
| | Quote: the scale of an individual atom is definite; Galileo discovered the effect of scale on the strength of materials [»feynRP_1963]
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Subtopic: law of large numbers
| Quote: any cause however slight can lead to new species; because nature deals with nearly infinite individuals and time scales [»wallAR8_1858, OK]
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Subtopic: size as complexity
| Quote: code size is effectively synonymous with complexity; high correlation between complexity metrics and NCSL (non-comment and non-header source lines) [»eickSG1_2001]
| | Quote: algrebraic specification should scale; at any level, its size and complexity is independent of the size and complexity of the system being described [»guttJV6_1977]
| | Quote: a vast amount of code is required to realize a programmer's intent, often concisely stated [»laruJR5_2004]
| | Quote: huge operating systems with poor fault isolation; any statement can overwrite key data structures of unrelated components [»taneAS5_2006]
| | Quote: the number of atomic shapes is limited, otherwise some atoms would be infinitely large; only so many combinations of parts can fit in a given size [»lucr_55]
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Subtopic: scale
| Quote: at 1:25,000 reduction, all of the information ever recorded in books can be placed in a pamphlet at full resolution [»feynR12_1959]
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Subtopic: small vs. large
| Quote: a cat can fall much further without harm than a horse; similarly a very tall oak can not spread its branches as much as a normal oak and a horse has a natural size
| | Quote: in mechanics one can not reason from the small to the large; even though geometry is independent of scale [»galiG_1638]
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Subtopic: testing
| Quote: use correctness tools to close the immense gap between code and intent
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Subtopic: emergent phenomena
| Quote: the real mystique of computers is their elaborate behavior from limited capabilities [»kentW_1978]
| | Quote: just as waving a bar magnet doesn't generate visible light, small-scale symbol manipulation does not produce semantic phenomena
| | Quote: nothing can be made of nothing; otherwise any breed could be born from any other; people would pop out of the sea
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Subtopic: surface vs. volume
| Quote: it can be demonstrated geometrically that large objects are proportionately less resistant than small objects [»galiG_1638]
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Subtopic: effect of cylinder radius
Quote: the resistance of two cylinders to breakage has the same ratio as the cube of their diameters; why machines and trees can not be immense
[»galiG_1638]
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Topic: general relativity (47 items)
Topic: handling complexity (60 items)
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Topic: quantum mechanics (103 items)
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