Approximate computing

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Approximate computing is an approach to  low-energy computing. There are general approaches toward lowering the energy consumption of a computer that would have the side effect of reducing the reliability of the computation and results. This effect is mitigated in approximate computing through algorithms that tolerate uncertainty where it is unimportant to the answer and bolster uncertain information through codes and other algorithmic methods.

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