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Bootstrap Theory
Bootstrapping is a self-starting process that is supposed to proceed without external input. Bootstrapping, bootstrap, or bootstraps may also refer to: * Bootstrap (front-end framework), a free collection of tools for creating websites and web applications * Bootstrap curriculum, a curriculum which uses computer programming to teach algebra to students age 12–16 * Bootstrap funding in entrepreneurship and startups * Bootstrap model, a class of theories in quantum physics * Conformal bootstrap, a mathematical method to constrain and solve models in particle physics * Bootstrapping (compilers), the process of writing a compiler in the programming language it is intended to compile * Bootstrapping (electronics), a type of circuit that employs positive feedback * Bootstrapping (finance), a method for constructing a yield curve from the prices of coupon-bearing products * Bootstrapping (law), a former rule of evidence in U.S. federal conspiracy trials * Bootstrapping (linguistics), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bootstrapping
In general, bootstrapping usually refers to a self-starting process that is supposed to continue or grow without external input. Many analytical techniques are often called bootstrap methods in reference to their self-starting or self-supporting implementation, such as bootstrapping (statistics), bootstrapping (finance), or bootstrapping (linguistics). Etymology Tall boots may have a tab, loop or handle at the top known as a bootstrap, allowing one to use fingers or a boot hook tool to help pull the boots on. The saying "to " was already in use during the 19th century as an example of an impossible task. The idiom dates at least to 1834, when it appeared in the ''Workingman's Advocate'': "It is conjectured that Mr. Murphee will now be enabled to hand himself over the Cumberland river or a barn yard fence by the straps of his boots."Jan FreemanBootstraps and Baron Munchausen '' Boston.com'', January 27, 2009 In 1860 it appeared in a comment about philosophy of mind: "The a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |