What's the difference between algol and perseus?

Algol


Definition:

  • (n.) A fixed star, in Medusa's head, in the constellation Perseus, remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Computer programs in BASIC and ALGOL languages have been deposited as Supplementary Publication SUP 50065 (19 pages) at the British Library (Lending Division), Boston Spa, Wetherby, W. Yorkshire LS23 7BQ, U.K., from whom copies can be obtained on the terms indicated in Biochem.
  • (2) This has been programmed in ALGOL 68 and in SNOBOL 4.
  • (3) For this algorithm an ALGOL program is given in the appendix too.
  • (4) Digital radiocardiography with linear programming, on the ALGOL language, by means of an ODRA-1204 computer is described.
  • (5) A simple program was written in Algol 1204 for the Polish digital computer ODRA 1204.
  • (6) An ALGOL program for iterative adjusting the parameters of the GOMPERTZ' function (with or without a constant term) to measured values is given in an appendix of the present paper.
  • (7) An ALGOL-program ready for use for correlation analysis and rank correlation methods is presented with a description of the program and explanations on choice of program parameters and concerning the input data arrangement.
  • (8) To perform the mentioned four numerical procedures computer programs are available which are written in ALGOL.
  • (9) Last time round, in 1976, it was languages like Fortran and Algol, which have become museum pieces.
  • (10) A programme, written in ALGOL, is briefly described that solves a set of these differential equations, and that can be used to simulate the radioactive labelling of a system of metabolite pools.
  • (11) Designed originally as a replacement for a similar system written in Algol 60, it now uses instead the more powerful and flexible Algol 68.
  • (12) The program was written in ALGOL 60 for the computer Robotron 300.
  • (13) A complete Algol program is given with all the necessary comments and descriptions and with results of testing examples.
  • (14) A number of algorhythms and programmes in the language "Algol-60" are proposed.
  • (15) An ALGOL computer programme is presented for the calculation of the results of amino acid analysis.
  • (16) The purpose of this study was to investigate the change of frequency components of EMG (electromyograph) signals obtained from masticatory muscles in term of the development from deciduous mixed and permanent dentition using FFT (Fast Fourie Transform) algolism.
  • (17) Examples of growth processes and their mathematical description by adjusted generalized logistic functions demonstrate the effectiveness of an ALGOL-program system for nonlinear approximation which is specialized to this function type.
  • (18) The numerical procedure and the various possibilities of the ALGOL-program for performing the approximation task are sketched.
  • (19) A computer program written mainly in a high level language (ALGOL), but with the sampling routine and certain calculations written in assembly language (SIR), has been developed to assess neuromuscular blockade in anaesthetized man by means of an Elliott 903 digital computer.
  • (20) It has been implemented in Algol 68 and in C. The method is illustrated by an example from the complex Samaritan pedigree.

Perseus


Definition:

  • (n.) A Grecian legendary hero, son of Jupiter and Danae, who slew the Gorgon Medusa.
  • (n.) A consellation of the northern hemisphere, near Taurus and Cassiopea. It contains a star cluster visible to the naked eye as a nebula.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The boss of one of them, New Zealander Dr Jock Percy, whose Perseus Telecom provides fibre optics to connect major banks with stock exchanges, said he was encouraged that the Dublin government had decided to maintain its 12.5% corporate tax rate and planned new tax breaks for inventions and innovations minted in Ireland, like the UK’s “patent box” scheme.
  • (2) When Perseus popped up in front of Medusa, she probably favoured him with a more kindly eye.
  • (3) Medusa and Perseus, Rapunzel and her prince, all wrapped up in a potent little bundle.

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