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Computer science

Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Included broadly in the sciences, computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to applied disciplines (including the design and implementation of hardware and software).

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Computer science

Nodes238
Edges237
Triples176
Avg. degree1.99
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Computer science

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related to Etymology and scope · 42
Computer science → ACM, Although, An, Because, Certain, Communications, Computer Sciences, Copenhagen, Danish, Datalogy, Department, Despite, Dutch, Edinburgh, French, George Forsythe, German, Graduate School, Greek, Harvard Business School
related to history · 37
Computer science → Ada Lovelace, Algorithms, Analytical Engine, Around, ASCC/Harvard Mark, Automatics, Babbage, Babbage's, Babbage's Analytical Engine, Bernoulli, Charles Babbage, Colmar, Difference Engine, Electromechanical Arithmometer, Essays, Following Babbage, French, Gottfried Leibniz, He, Herman Hollerith
related to Fields · 9
Computer science → ACM, As, Association, Computing Machinery, Computing Sciences Accreditation Board, CSAB, IEEE Computer Society, IEEE CS, In
related to Discoveries · 8
Computer science → Alan Turing's, Bill Rapaport, Claude Shannon's, George Boole's, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's, Great Insights, Samuel Morse's, The
related to Epistemology of computer science · 7
Computer science → Allen Newell, Despite, Herbert, It, Proponents, Simon, They
related to Paradigms of computer science · 5
Computer science → Amnon, Computer, Eden, Peter Denning's, Peter Wegner
related to External links · 4
Computer science → Computing MachineryInstitute, DBLP Computer Science BibliographyAssociation, Electrical, Electronics Engineers
related to Research · 4
Computer science → Conferences, During, One, Unlike
is a · 3
Computer science → discipline of science, empirical discipline, study of computation
related to Theoretical computer science · 2
Computer science → It, Theoretical

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computer science software computation computing data information engineering systems design theory computational programming first study computers algorithms also used scientific

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Computer scienceis astudy of computation0.90text
Computer scienceis adiscipline of science0.90text
Computer scienceis aempirical discipline0.90text
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networksinstance ofAreas0.80text
embedded systems investigate the principlesinstance ofAreas0.80text
design behind complex systemsinstance ofAreas0.80text
problem-solvinginstance ofArtificial intelligence and machine learning aim to synthesize goal-orientated processes0.80text
decision-makinginstance ofArtificial intelligence and machine learning aim to synthesize goal-orientated processes0.80text
environmental adaptationinstance ofArtificial intelligence and machine learning aim to synthesize goal-orientated processes0.80text
planninginstance ofArtificial intelligence and machine learning aim to synthesize goal-orientated processes0.80text
learning found in humansinstance ofArtificial intelligence and machine learning aim to synthesize goal-orientated processes0.80text

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