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Computing, Decision and Systems Sciences

Formal sciences of computation, secure communication, choice and complex systems, including computer science, cryptography, operations research, decision theory and systems science. A discipline belongs here when its cited article calls it a branch of computing or of the study of decisions and systems. It excludes pure mathematics, which sits in its own group. Browse By lists these entries together so that a reader can move from one to the next and compare how each is described in the sources of the atlas.

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Computer Science (Wikipedia)
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is the study of computation, information, and automation, together with their associated phenomena
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Cryptography (Wikipedia)
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is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of adversarial behavior
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Operations research (Wikipedia)
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is a branch of applied mathematics that deals with the development and application of analytical methods to improve management and decision-making
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Decision theory (Wikipedia)
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is a branch of probability, economics, and analytic philosophy that uses expected utility and probability to model how individuals would behave rationally under uncertainty
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Systems science (Wikipedia)
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is a transdisciplinary field that is concerned with understanding simple and complex systems in nature and society, which leads to the advancements of formal, natural, social,
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