U1 & U5 - Digital Info & Lists, Loops, Traversals -Vocab

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Error from representing a number too precisely; value is rounded.

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Round-off error

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A contraction of 'binary digit'; the unit of information in a computer, represented as '0' or '1'.

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bit

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Error from representing a number that's too large

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Overflow error

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Data that changes continuously over time.

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Analog data

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Data that changes discretely through a finite set of values.

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Digital data

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Process for creating a digital representation of analog data by measuring it at regular intervals.

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sampling

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Process to reduce bits without info loss; reversible.

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Lossless compression

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Process to reduce bits by discarding info; irreversible.

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Lossy compression

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Process that reduces bits by discarding some info; irreversible.

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Lossy compression

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Work or invention resulting from creativity, eligible for patent, copyright, or trademark rights.

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intellectual property