Deterministic vs Reliable - What's the difference?
deterministic | reliable |
of, or relating to determinism
(mathematics, of a Turing machine) having at most one instruction associated with any given internal state
(physics, of a system) Having exactly predictable time evolution.
(computing, of an algorithm) Having each state depend only on the immediately previous state, as opposed to having some states depend on backtracking where there may be multiple possible next actions and no way to choose between them except by trying each one and backtracking upon failure.
Suitable]] or fit to be [[rely on, relied on; worthy of dependence or reliance; trustworthy
(signal processing, of a communication protocol) Such that either a sent packet will reach its destination, even if it requires retransmission, or the sender will be told that it didn't
As adjectives the difference between deterministic and reliable
is that deterministic is of, or relating to determinism while reliable is suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence or reliance; trustworthy.As a noun reliable is
something or someone reliable or dependable.deterministic
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(en adjective)Antonyms
* indeterministic * nondeterministicReferences
* The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2005 Denis Howereliable
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(en adjective)- A reliable witness to the truth of the miracles. -- .
- The best means, and most reliable pledge, of a higher object. -- .
- According to General Livingston's humorous account, his own village of Elizabethtown was not much more reliable , being peopled in those agitated times by unknown, unrecommended strangers, guilty-looking Tories, and very knavish Whigs. --.
