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Variational
Variational may refer to: *Calculus of variations, a field of mathematical analysis that deals with maximizing or minimizing functionals *Variational method (quantum mechanics), a way of finding approximations to the lowest energy eigenstate or ground state in quantum physics *Variational Bayesian methods, a family of techniques for approximating integrals in Bayesian inference and machine learning *Variational properties, properties of an organism relating to the production of variation among its offspring in evolutionary biology *Variationist sociolinguistics or variational sociolinguistics, the study of variation in language use among speakers or groups of speakers
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Variational may refer to: *Calculus of variations, a field of mathematical analysis that deals with maximizing or minimizing functionals *Variational method (quantum mechanics), a way of finding approximations to the lowest energy eigenstate or ground state in quantum physics *Variational Bayesian methods, a family of techniques for approximating integrals in Bayesian inference and machine learning *Variational properties, properties of an organism relating to the production of variation among its offspring in evolutionary biology *Variationist sociolinguistics or variational sociolinguistics, the study of variation in language use among speakers or groups of speakers
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- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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