December 22, 2015 at 03:49PM
"How do decentralized systems combine variable input and imprecise response, yet manage to..." #readingToday

Many decentralized systems use encounter rates, or networks of interactions, as the information that determines behavior. An intriguing and unresolved question is how such systems manage the stochasticity of interaction networks. How do decentralized systems combine variable input and imprecise response, yet manage to have the system respond correctly enough of the time that it can function?

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