Early Automata are moving mechanical devices constructed to assume the look and functionality of humans or any animal figures. They ...

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A logarithm is the power which a certain number is raised to get another number. Before calculators and various types of complex computers were invented it was difficult for scientists and ...

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A computer that processes analog data is known as an analog computer. Analog computers store information in physical quantities in a continuous format and use measurements to perform computation.