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Zero-point
The integer code that stands for the real value zero. If Z = 10, then q = 10 decodes to r = 0 exactly. It shifts the integer code range left or right relative to real zero.
Symbol in context
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Meanings in context
Article-grounded definition
Symbol Z
an integer zero-point chosen so that real zero maps exactly onto a representable integer — a detail that matters because operations like zero-padding and ReLU depend on zero being represented without rounding error.
Article-grounded definition
Symbol Z
the height.
Article-grounded definition
Symbol Z
the proton number.
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Article-grounded definition
Symbol Z
the mass number.
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Article-grounded definition
Symbol Z
the parabola in.
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The Valley of Stability Is a Fitness Landscape · Equation 46
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This equation states a bound: one expression must stay on the indicated side of the other under the article’s assumptions.
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This equation states an equality: the expressions on both sides have the same value under the article’s assumptions.
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