Often Confused Terms
There are many terms that are very similar and can many times be used
interchangeably. This isn't wrong per se, a slight difference may be
insignificant in certain contexts. However it's good to know the
differences for the sake of those cases where they matter. The following
list tries to document some of the often confused/similar terms.
* [1]AI vs [2]machine learning vs [3]neural networks
* [4]algebra vs [5]arithmetic
* [6]algorithm vs [7]program vs [8]process vs [9]heuristic
* America vs [10]USA
* [11]analog vs [12]mechanical
* [13]anarchy vs [14]chaos
* [15]argument vs [16]parameter
* [17]array vs [18]list vs [19]tuple vs [20]set vs [21]multiset
* [22]ASCII vs [23]plain text vs [24]Unicode
* [25]ASCII art vs [26]ANSI art vs [27]Unicode art
* [28]assembler vs [29]assembly vs [30]machine code
* [31]attribution vs [32]credit
* binary vs [33]executable
* [34]binary vs [35]boolean
* [36]black [37]race vs [38]nigger vs [39]negro
* [40]branchless programming vs ifless programming
* [41]brute force vs [42]heuristic search
* [43]bug vs [44]glitch vs [45]error vs [46]exception vs [47]fault vs
[48]failure vs [49]defect
* [50]cache vs [51]cash
* [52]causation vs [53]correlation (le [54]reddit scientist rule)
* [55]cepstrum vs [56]spectrum
* [57]chaos vs [58]randomness vs [59]pseudorandomness vs [60]entropy vs
[61]statistics vs [62]probability vs [63]stochasticity
* [64]class vs [65]set vs [66]multiset
* [67]CLI vs [68]TUI vs [69]terminal vs [70]console
* [71]clipping vs [72]culling vs [73]pruning
* [74]closed source vs [75]proprietary
* [76]college vs [77]university
* [78]color model vs [79]color space
* [80]communism vs [81]Marxism vs [82]socialism
* [83]complex vs [84]complicated
* [85]complex number vs [86]imaginary number
* [87]computer language vs [88]programming language
* [89]computer science vs [90]information technology vs [91]informatics
vs [92]cybernetics vs [93]computer engineering vs [94]software
engineering
* [95]compatibility layer vs [96]emulator vs [97]virtual machine
* [98]concurrency vs [99]parallelism vs [100]quasiparallelism vs
[101]distribution
* [102]conjecture vs [103]hypothesis vs [104]theory
* [105]constant vs [106]literal
* [107]coding vs [108]programming vs [109]software engineering
* [110]codec vs [111]container format
* [112]coherence vs [113]consistency
* [114]computational model vs [115]model of computation
* [116]convolution vs [117]correlation
* [118]copyright vs [119]patent vs [120]trademark vs [121]intellectual
property vs [122]moral right etc.
* [123]currency vs [124]money
* [125]crossplatform/multiplatform vs [126]portable
* [127]cryptography vs [128]security
* [129]data vs [130]information vs [131]entropy vs [132]signal
* [133]data structure vs [134]data type
* [135]decentralized vs [136]distributed
* [137]declaration vs [138]definition
* [139]demo vs [140]intro
* [141]democracy vs [142]voting
* [143]desktop environment vs [144]window manager
* [145]duck typing vs [146]weak typing vs [147]dynamic typing
* [148]digit vs [149]number vs [150]value vs figure vs numeral
* [151]digital vs [152]electronic
* [153]directed acyclic graph vs [154]tree
* [155]directory vs [156]folder
* [157]discrete Fourier transform vs [158]discrete time Fourier
transform
* [159]electric vs [160]electronic
* electronic game vs [161]video game
* [162]emoticon vs [163]emoji vs [164]smiley
* [165]emulation vs [166]simulation
* [167]entity vs [168]object
* [169]equation vs [170]expression vs [171]inequality
* [172]equivalence vs [173]implication
* [174]ethics vs [175]morality
* [176]Euler's number vs [177]Euler number
* [178]evolutionary programming vs [179]evolutionary algorithm vs
[180]genetic programming vs [181]genetic algorithm
* [182]equality vs [183]identity (in programming languages)
* [184]floating point number vs [185]real number
* [186]font vs [187]typeface
* [188]forwarding vs [189]routing vs [190]switching
* [191]framework vs [192]library
* [193]free software vs [194]open source vs [195]public domain vs
[196]source available vs [197]freeware
* [198]geek vs [199]nerd
* [200]GNU/Linux vs [201]Linux
* [202]goniometry vs [203]trigonometry
* [204]gradient noise vs [205]value noise
* [206]hyperlink vs [207]link vs [208]URI vs [209]URL
* [210]ID vs [211]token vs [212]hash vs [213]handle vs [214]identifier
* [215]ideology vs [216]philosophy vs [217]religion vs [218]paradigm
* [219]infinite vs [220]arbitrarily large/unbounded
* [221]Internet vs [222]web
* [223]Java vs [224]JavaScript
* [225]kB/mB/gB/tB vs [226]KiB/MiB/GiB/TiB
* [227]latency/ping/lag vs [228]throughput/bandwidth
* [229]leftism vs [230]pseudoleftism
* [231]lemma vs [232]theorem
* [233]liberalism vs [234]libertarianism
* [235]license vs [236]waiver
* main [237]memory vs working memory vs [238]RAM
* [239]mass vs [240]weight
* [241]method vs [242]methodology
* [243]mod vs [244]mode
* [245]modem vs [246]router vs [247]switch
* [248]multiplatform vs [249]portable
* [250]multisampling vs [251]supersampling
* [252]nationalism vs [253]patriotism
* [254]NP vs [255]NP-hard vs [256]NP-complete
* [257]paging vs [258]virtual memory
* [259]path tracing vs [260]ray tracing vs [261]ray casting
* [262]pointer vs [263]reference
* [264]principal square root vs [265]square root (especially when
defining [266]i)
* [267]probability vs [268]probability density
* [269]pseudo vs [270]quasi
* [271]pseudoleft vs [272]left
* [273]pseudoskeptic vs [274]skeptic
* [275]shading vs [276]shadows
* [277]science vs [278]soyence
* [279]Unicode vs [280]UTF
* [281]webpage vs [282]website
* [283]wrap around vs [284]overflow
* ...
See Also
* [285]often misunderstood
Links:
1. ai.md
2. machine_learning.md
3. neural_net.md
4. algebra.md
5. arithmetic.md
6. algorithm.md
7. program.md
8. process.md
9. heuristic.md
10. usa.md
11. analog.md
12. mechanical.md
13. anarchism.md
14. chaos.md
15. argument.md
16. parameter.md
17. array.md
18. list.md
19. tuple.md
20. set.md
21. multiset.md
22. ascii.md
23. plain_text.md
24. unicode.md
25. ascii_art.md
26. ansi_art.md
27. unicode.md
28. assembler.md
29. assembly.md
30. machine_code.md
31. attribution.md
32. credit.md
33. executable.md
34. binary.md
35. boolean.md
36. black.md
37. race.md
38. nigger.md
39. negro.md
40. branchless.md
41. brute_force.md
42. heuristic_search.md
43. bug.md
44. glitch.md
45. error.md
46. exception.md
47. fault.md
48. fail.md
49. defect.md
50. cache.md
51. money.md
52. causation.md
53. correlation.md
54. reddit.md
55. cepstrum.md
56. spectrum.md
57. chaos.md
58. random.md
59. pseudorandom.md
60. entropy.md
61. statistics.md
62. probability.md
63. stochastic.md
64. class.md
65. set.md
66. multiset.md
67. cli.md
68. tui.md
69. terminal_emulator.md
70. console.md
71. clipping.md
72. culling.md
73. pruning.md
74. closed_source.md
75. proprietary.md
76. college.md
77. university.md
78. color_model.md
79. color_space.md
80. communism.md
81. marxism.md
82. socialism.md
83. complexity.md
84. complicated.md
85. complex_number.md
86. imaginary_number.md
87. computer_language.md
88. programming_language.md
89. compsci.md
90. it.md
91. informatics.md
92. cybernetics.md
93. computer_engineering.md
94. software_engineering.md
95. compatibility_layer.md
96. emulator.md
97. vm.md
98. concurrency.md
99. parallelism.md
100. quasiparallelism.md
101. distributed.md
102. conjecture.md
103. hypothesis.md
104. theory.md
105. constant.md
106. literal.md
107. coding.md
108. programming.md
109. software_engineering.md
110. codec.md
111. container_format.md
112. coherence.md
113. consistency.md
114. computational_model.md
115. model_of_computation.md
116. convolution.md
117. correlation.md
118. copyright.md
119. patent.md
120. trademark.md
121. intellectual_property.md
122. moral_rights.md
123. currency.md
124. money.md
125. multiplatform.md
126. portability.md
127. cryptography.md
128. security.md
129. data.md
130. information.md
131. entropy.md
132. signal.md
133. data_structure.md
134. data_type.md
135. decentralization.md
136. distributed.md
137. declaration.md
138. definition.md
139. demo.md
140. intro.md
141. democracy.md
142. voting.md
143. de.md
144. wm.md
145. duck_typing.md
146. weak_typing.md
147. dynamic_typing.md
148. digit.md
149. number.md
150. value.md
151. digital.md
152. electronics.md
153. dag.md
154. tree.md
155. directory.md
156. folder.md
157. dft.md
158. dtft.md
159. electricity.md
160. electronics.md
161. video_game.md
162. emoticon.md
163. emoji.md
164. smiley.md
165. emulation.md
166. simulation.md
167. entity.md
168. object.md
169. equation.md
170. expression.md
171. inequality.md
172. equivalence.md
173. implication.md
174. ethics.md
175. morality.md
176. e.md
177. euler_number.md
178. evolutionary.md
179. evolutionary.md
180. genetic_programming.md
181. genetic_algorithm.md
182. equality.md
183. identity.md
184. float.md
185. real_number.md
186. font.md
187. typeface.md
188. forwarding.md
189. routing.md
190. switching.md
191. framework.md
192. library.md
193. free_software.md
194. open_source.md
195. public_domain.md
196. source_available.md
197. freeware.md
198. geek.md
199. nerd.md
200. gnu.md
201. linux.md
202. goniometry.md
203. trigonometry.md
204. gradient_noise.md
205. value_noise.md
206. hyperlink.md
207. link.md
208. uri.md
209. url.md
210. id.md
211. token.md
212. hash.md
213. handle.md
214. identifier.md
215. ideology.md
216. philosophy.md
217. religion.md
218. paradigm.md
219. infinity.md
220. unbounded.md
221. internet.md
222. web.md
223. java.md
224. js.md
225. memory_units.md
226. memory_units.md
227. latency.md
228. throughput.md
229. left_right.md
230. pseudoleft.md
231. lemma.md
232. theorem.md
233. liberalism.md
234. libertarianism.md
235. license.md
236. waiver.md
237. memory.md
238. ram.md
239. mass.md
240. weight.md
241. method.md
242. methodology.md
243. mod.md
244. mode.md
245. modem.md
246. router.md
247. switch.md
248. multiplatform.md
249. portability.md
250. multisampling.md
251. supersampling.md
252. nationalism.md
253. patriotism.md
254. p_vs_np.md
255. np_hard.md
256. np_complete.md
257. paging.md
258. virtual_memory.md
259. path_tracing.md
260. ray_tracing.md
261. ray_casting.md
262. pointer.md
263. reference.md
264. principal_sqrt.md
265. sqrt.md
266. i.md
267. probability.md
268. probability_density.md
269. pseudo.md
270. quasi.md
271. pseudoleft.md
272. left.md
273. pseudosceptic.md
274. skeptic.md
275. shading.md
276. shadow.md
277. science.md
278. soyence.md
279. unicode.md
280. utf.md
281. webpage.md
282. website.md
283. wrap.md
284. overflow.md
285. often_misunderstood.md