Equation 6 · Part 1 · The Network Is the Computer Again
Symbol gamma
What this part means
gamma is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
Its job in the formula
gamma is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
Full expression→Symbol gamma→Article meaning
The passage around this formula
The classical accounting for a collective operation separates three terms: a per-message latency, a per-byte transfer cost, and a per-byte computation cost for reductions [ 2 ] . Writing for latency per message, for transfer time per byte and for reduction time per byte, the cost of a collective over p participants on n bytes takes the shape
Learn the underlying idea
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.
Open the illustrated variables: a letter stands for a value guide →
See this notation across published equations →
Sources cited in the surrounding passage
These citations provide research context; check each source for the exact claim it supports.