Associations to the word «Bootstrap»

BOOTSTRAP, noun. A loop (leather or other material) sewn at the side or top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on.

BOOTSTRAP, noun. A means of advancing oneself or accomplishing something without aid.

BOOTSTRAP, noun. (computing) The process by which the operating system of a computer is loaded into its memory

BOOTSTRAP, noun. (computing) The process necessary to compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of the system or program.

BOOTSTRAP, noun. (statistics) Any method or instance of estimating properties of an estimator (such as its variance) by measuring those properties when sampling from an approximating distribution.

BOOTSTRAP, verb. To help (oneself) without the aid of others.

BOOTSTRAP, verb. (computing) To load the operating system into the memory of a computer. Usually shortened to boot.

BOOTSTRAP, verb. (computing) To compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of the system or program.

BOOTSTRAP AGGREGATING, noun. A machine learning ensemble meta-algorithm designed to improve the stability and accuracy of machine learning algorithms used in statistical classification and regression.

BOOTSTRAP PARADOX, noun. (uncountable) The paradox of time travel in which objects or pieces of information are never literally created, because their existence begins by arriving from the future and ends by going to the past to become themselves.

BOOTSTRAP PARADOX, noun. (countable) An instance of the bootstrap paradox.

BOOTSTRAP PARADOXES, noun. Plural of bootstrap paradox

BOOTSTRAP, noun. A strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on.

BOOTSTRAP, verb. Help oneself, often through improvised means.