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Equation 17 · Part 1 · How Fast Can a Horizon Learn Which Path You Took?

Symbol delta

δ\delta
δ\delta

What this part means

the define a confidence deficit.

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delta 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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Define a confidence deficit δ\delta .

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where Γ\Gamma has units of inverse time in the explicitly named time coordinate. Define a confidence deficit δ\delta . A Holevo-ceiling time is

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A variable is a named place for a value. Its letter is a local label: x can mean position in one formula and a data point in another.

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