Equation 4 · Part 1 · Apprenticeship as Information Transfer

Symbol f_k

f_k

f_k

What this part means

the fraction of it that survives step k.

Its job in the formula

$f_k$ is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.

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Where the article explains it

Here $C_0$ is the starting repertoire, $f_k$ is the fraction of it that survives step k , and $i_k$ is what is genuinely added at that step.

The passage around this formula

Here $C_0$ is the starting repertoire, $f_k$ is the fraction of it that survives step k , and $i_k$ is what is genuinely added at that step. This expression is illustrative rather than a result from any of the studies cited here, and it should not be mistaken for one. Its only job is to expose an assumption: because fidelities multiply, a…

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A subscript is a label attached below a symbol. It often selects a time step, component, category, or member of a sequence.

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