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A mimic function changes a file A {\displaystyle A} so it assumes the statistical properties of another file B {\displaystyle B} . That is, if p ( t ,
Mimic_function
Evolutionary strategy
the same species. Often, mimicry functions to protect from predators. Mimicry systems have three basic roles: a mimic, a model, and a dupe. When these
Mimicry
MIMIC, known in capitalized form only, is a former simulation computer language developed 1964 by H. E. Petersen, F. J. Sansom and L. M. Warshawsky of
MIMIC
Bird that can mimic human speech
Talking birds are birds that can mimic the speech of humans. There is debate within the scientific community over whether some talking parrots also have
Talking_bird
Function used in signal processing
processing and statistics, a window function (also known as an apodization function or tapering function) is a mathematical function that is zero-valued outside
Window_function
Hiding messages in other messages
digital text such as spacing and font choice, chaffing and winnowing, mimic functions, modifying the echo of a sound file (echo steganography)[citation needed]
Steganography
Branch of machine learning
neurons, synapses, weights, biases, and functions. These components as a whole function in a way that mimics functions of the human brain, and can be trained
Deep_learning
Enzyme mimic (or Artificial enzyme) is a branch of biomimetic chemistry, which aims at imitating the function of natural enzymes. An enzyme mimic is a small
Enzyme_mimic
American video game developer (1972–1992)
Dabney developed a method of using video circuitry components to mimic functions of a computer for a much cheaper cost and a smaller space. Bushnell
Atari,_Inc.
perfectly random without the private key). Chaffing and winnowing. Mimic functions convert one file to have the statistical profile of another. This can
List of steganography techniques
List_of_steganography_techniques
MIMIC, or modular immune in vitro construct, is an artificial system imitating the human immune system. It has applications in vaccine development. White
MIMIC_(immunology)
Mutually beneficial mimicry of strongly defended species
often foul-tasting and sharing common predators, converge in appearance to mimic each other's honest warning signals. This convergence of appearance achieves
Müllerian_mimicry
Cells with a primary function of coloration found in a wide range of animals
appears as a slight darkening or lightening of skin tone to approximately mimic the hue of the immediate environment. It has been demonstrated that the
Chromatophore
Form of camouflage
different leaf shapes according to its surroundings. Among animals, many leaf mimics are insects, especially butterflies, katydids, and phasmids. Others are
Leaf_mimicry
Set of quantities in probability theory
that X has a large magnitude. Although the function H(t) will be well defined, it will nonetheless mimic K(t) in terms of the length of its Maclaurin
Cumulant
Facial feature
or make it appear fuller. These can create an outline for the brows or mimic hairs where there are sparse areas. Brow gels are also used to create the
Eyebrow
Species of spider
also called the red weaver-ant mimicking jumper, is a jumping spider that mimics the Asian weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) in morphology and behaviour
Myrmaplata_plataleoides
Attack model in cryptanalysis
the field of steganography evolved, in part, to develop methods like mimic functions that allow one piece of data to adopt the statistical profile of another
Ciphertext-only_attack
Order of colonial hydrozoans with differentiated zooids
to attract prey. A. rosacea mimic fish larvae, A. lucida are thought to mimic larvacean houses, and L. utricularia mimic hydromedusa. The species Resomia
Siphonophore
Patterns used in computer programming
function in the node:fs module. Perl has both a glob function (as discussed in Larry Wall's book Programming Perl) and a Glob extension which mimics the
Glob_(programming)
Cryptanalysis (book) (William F. Friedman) • Military Cryptanalytics • Mimic function • Mirror writing • MISTY1 • Mitsuru Matsui • MMB (cipher) • Mod n cryptanalysis
Index of cryptography articles
Index_of_cryptography_articles
Detailed diagram in the process industry
sequences Operational understanding. P&IDs form the basis for the live mimic diagrams displayed on graphical user interfaces of large industrial control
Piping and instrumentation diagram
Piping_and_instrumentation_diagram
Interdisciplinary branch of biology and engineering
metabolic pathways, or "never-born proteins" as well as to mimic physiological functions including cell division and growth. Recently a cell-free system
Synthetic_biology
Medical condition
they cannot recognize. Individuals often cannot identify, describe or mimic functions of items, though perception is intact, since images of objects can
Associative_visual_agnosia
Molecular-scale artificial or biological device
expression is often more generally applied to molecules that simply mimic functions that occur at the macroscopic level. A few prime requirements for a
Molecular_machine
synapse. It optimizes its own properties for the functions it has carried out in the past. The device mimics the behavior of the property of neurons called
Synaptic_transistor
Software agent which acts autonomously
"encoder"/"generator" component attempts to mimic and improvise human text composition. The generator tries to maximize a function representing how well it can fool
Intelligent_agent
elements, such as absolute values in the cosine and sine terms, this function mimics the irregularities present in many ML loss landscapes. It offers a
Griewank_function
Field of machine learning
(IRL), no reward function is given. Instead, the reward function is inferred given an observed behavior from an expert. The idea is to mimic observed behavior
Reinforcement_learning
Control system architecture for supervision of machines and processes
plant information to the operating personnel graphically in the form of mimic diagrams, which are a schematic representation of the plant being controlled
SCADA
Hash function phenomenon
the pigeonhole principle). Malicious users can take advantage of this to mimic, access, or alter data. Due to the possible negative applications of hash
Hash_collision
Species of butterfly
a Batesian mimic of the monarch butterfly, but since the viceroy is also distasteful to predators, it is now considered a Müllerian mimic instead. The
Viceroy_(butterfly)
Computation model defining an abstract machine
technique by which a deterministic (i.e., a-) Turing machine can be used to mimic the action of a nondeterministic Turing machine; Turing solved the matter
Turing_machine
American writer
including The New York Times, InfoWorld, and Wired magazine. His work on mimic functions, a camouflaging technique for encoding data so it takes on the statistical
Peter_Wayner
Imitation of biological systems for the solving of human problems
biological system of nerve propagation. He continued to focus on devices that mimic natural systems and by 1957 he had perceived a converse to the standard
Biomimetics
Time for exponential decay to remove half of a quantity
Medicines Authority (31 March 2015). "Tebufenozide in the product Mimic 700 WP Insecticide, Mimic 240 SC Insecticide". Australian Government. Retrieved 30 April
Half-life
Synthetically produced liquid that mimics saliva
saliva or salivary substitutes refer to a synthetically produced liquid that mimics the natural secretion of saliva. It is designed as a symptomatic relief
Artificial_saliva
Condition in which a patient is aware but completely paralysed
the brainstem Trauma Curare poisoning and paralytic shellfish poisoning mimic[clarification needed] a total locked-in syndrome by causing paralysis of
Locked-in_syndrome
and like Shang Tsung in the digitized Mortal Kombat games, he was able to mimic the special moves of his opponents, but the graphical limitations of Midway's
Characters of the Mortal Kombat series
Characters_of_the_Mortal_Kombat_series
Pouches of the peritoneum
however, their function is unknown. The appendages can become inflamed in a painful process known as epiploic appendagitis which can mimic acute appendicitis
Epiploic_appendix
Biological process
applied to a pollinator attempting to copulate with a flower adapted to mimic a potential female mate. The resemblance may be visual, but the key stimuli
Pseudocopulation
Design pattern in functional programming to build generic types
it even allows for user I/O, and along with imperative syntax sugar, can mimic a typical "Hello, World!" program: main :: IO () main = do putStrLn "Hello
Monad (functional programming)
Monad_(functional_programming)
Pharmaceutical drug
yield potential benefits for adults, such as to enhance pituitary function or mimic growth hormone secretion patterns. Orally active growth hormone-releasing
Sermorelin
Species of moth
painted black and yellow to mimic the tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus), which is not a poisonous butterfly and does not mimic the poisonous pipe vine swallowtail
Callosamia_promethea
Mathematical function conceived as a crude model
An artificial neuron is a mathematical function conceived as a model of a biological neuron in a neural network. The artificial neuron is the elementary
Artificial_neuron
Honest signalling of an animal's defences
often evolved to mimic the conspicuous markings of their aposematic counterparts. For example, the hornet moth is a deceptive mimic of the yellowjacket
Aposematism
Biological covering on an insect
it. In Batesian mimicry, wing colour patterns help edible Lepidopterans mimic inedible models while in Müllerian mimicry inedible butterflies resemble
Insect_scale
Substance that mimics effects of catecholamines
as adrenergic drugs and adrenergic amines) are stimulant compounds which mimic the effects of endogenous agonists of the sympathetic nervous system. Examples
Sympathomimetic_drug
Lightweight programming language
Access a member variable (output: 0) It is possible to use metatables to mimic the behavior of class inheritance in Lua. In this example, we allow vectors
Lua
Type of noise in computer graphics
original method considered a variable number of seed points per cell so as to mimic a Poisson disc, but many implementations just put one. This is an optimization
Worley_noise
American multinational technology company
which makes use of this Omniverse to train robots through simulations that mimic the physics of the robots and the real world. In 2024, Huang oriented Nvidia's
Nvidia
Economic activity focused on biotechnology
research and development seeks to and has created synthetic cells that mimics functions of biological cells. Applications include medicine such as designer-nanoparticles
Bioeconomy
Valve in the human heart between the left ventricle and the aorta
typically last longer than tissue valves. The shape of these valves do not mimic normal heart valves. Tissue heart valves are usually made from animal tissues
Aortic_valve
Class of animals
Allen J. (1995). "Experimental studies of coral snake mimicry: Do snakes mimic millipedes?". Animal Behaviour. 49 (2): 534–536. Bibcode:1995AnBeh..49.
Reptile
Empirical function in astronomy
modify the present-day mass function, which mimics the effect of modifying the IMF. Scalo, J. M. (1986). "The initial mass function of massive stars in galaxies
Initial_mass_function
Family of birds
courtship, the male performs a ritualised dance which includes actions that mimic the skewering of prey on thorns, and feeds the female. Shrikes make simple
Shrike
Digitally-controlled electronic component
digipot) is a digitally-controlled electronic component that mimics the analog functions of a potentiometer. It is often used for trimming and scaling
Digital_potentiometer
Reproductive structure in flowering plants
the flower forms into a fruit, and the other floral structures die. The function of fruit is to protect the seed and aid in its dispersal away from the
Flower
chatbot is a software application or web interface that is designed to mimic human conversation through text or voice interactions. Modern chatbots are
List_of_chatbots
Species of cephalopod
of the wunderpus, it is frequently confused with its close relative, the mimic octopus. The wunderpus octopus was not discovered until the 1980s and was
Wunderpus
Suneater and arrested by the police. Joi Irinaka (入中 常衣, Irinaka Jōi) / Mimic (ミミック, Mimikku) Voiced by: Yasuhiro Mamiya (Japanese); Derick Snow (English)
List of My Hero Academia characters
List_of_My_Hero_Academia_characters
Field of study in computer science and biology
brain-inspired silicon chips are still limited in their ability to fully mimic brain function, as most examples are built on digital electronic principles. One
Organoid_intelligence
Function with a smaller domain
satisfying the following properties, which are designed to mimic the restriction of a function: For every open set U {\displaystyle U} of X , {\displaystyle
Restriction_(mathematics)
Set-theoretic function
In mathematical logic and set theory, an ordinal collapsing function (or projection function) is a technique for defining (notations for) certain recursive
Ordinal_collapsing_function
Pyramid structure in Mexico
It is found in the western part of the ancient city of Teotihuacan and mimics the contours of the mountain Cerro Gordo, just north of the site. Cerro
Pyramid_of_the_Moon
able to shapeshift into whomever they like, living or dead and perfectly mimic their appearance. As seen on a few occasions, unlike most monsters, shapeshifters
List of Supernatural and The Winchesters characters
List_of_Supernatural_and_The_Winchesters_characters
Set of rules defining correctly structured programs
log() function present in most browsers for standard text output. The JavaScript standard library lacks an official standard text output function (with
JavaScript_syntax
Indian stand-up comedy and talk show
Kumar mimic / Amitabh Bachchan mimic / Jackie Shroff mimic / Sanjay Dutt mimic / Dharmendra mimic (Dharam Singh Nakli) / Archana Puran Singh mimic / Jeetendra
The_Kapil_Sharma_Show
Pair of simple tubular glands
or semen analysis. Fructose levels provide a measure of seminal vesicle function and, if absent, bilateral agenesis or obstruction is suspected. Imaging
Seminal_vesicles
List of characters appearing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
spiritual leader of the Eternals, who possesses healing abilities and functions as the "bridge" between the Eternals and the Celestial Arishem. Based
Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: A–L
Characters_of_the_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe:_A–L
Feature in the C++ programming language
C++ programming language that allow functions and classes to operate with generic types. This allows a function or class declaration to reference via
Template_(C++)
2012 Microsoft operating system version
Android variant of Firefox. In October 2013, Chrome's app was changed to mimic the desktop environment used by ChromeOS. Development of the Firefox app
Windows_8
Programming language for statistics
files, documentation, and user-created packages. CRAN's name and scope mimic the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN) and the Comprehensive Perl
R_(programming_language)
Analog videocassette recording format
2010 as an Amazon-exclusive deal, in keeping with the film's intent to mimic 1980s horror films. The first Paranormal Activity film, produced in 2007
VHS
Computational model used in machine learning
which loosely model the neurons in the brain. Artificial neuron models that mimic biological neurons more closely have also been recently investigated and
Neural network (machine learning)
Neural_network_(machine_learning)
Russian opposition leader and activist (1976–2024)
compares people from North Caucasus, home to many Muslims, to cockroaches and mimics shooting one who attempts to "attack" him. According to Leonid Volkov, Navalny
Alexei_Navalny
Type of Gödel numbering in mathematics
recursive function theory can be regarded as a formalization of the notion of an algorithm, and can be regarded as a programming language to mimic lists by
Gödel_numbering_for_sequences
Form of human sexual intercourse
in sexual behaviours described as dominant and purposeful, in which they mimic behaviors seen in porn. Unless a woman's pain has a physical cause, it is
Penile–vaginal_intercourse
Voice assistants developed by Amazon
Amazon announced on September 25, 2019, that Alexa will soon be able to mimic celebrities' voices including Samuel L. Jackson, costing $0.99 for each
Amazon_Alexa
complexity and maintenance overhead. Furthermore, the stubs should accurately mimic the behavior of the actual dependencies to avoid introducing false positives
Stub_(distributed_computing)
Number with a real and an imaginary part
f ′ ( z 0 ) {\displaystyle f'(z_{0})} ). This mimics the definition for real differentiable functions, except that all quantities are complex numbers
Complex_number
Outermost layer of the epidermis
Zambruno G, Sonnenberg A, Hovnanian A (Jan 2005). "Spink5-deficient mice mimic Netherton syndrome through degradation of desmoglein 1 by epidermal protease
Stratum_corneum
Peptide used as medication
ion channel ligands, and anti-infectives; peptide therapeutics mimic such functions. Peptide therapeutics are seen as relatively safe and well-tolerated
Peptide_therapeutics
Large secreted extracellular matrix glycoprotein involved in neuronal migration
3–6) bind to lipoprotein receptors, trigger Dab1 phosphorylation and mimic functions of reelin during cortical plate development. Moreover, the processing
Reelin
Description of a quantum-mechanical system
Schrödinger equation is a partial differential equation that governs the wave function of a non-relativistic quantum-mechanical system. Its discovery was a significant
Schrödinger_equation
2018 Marvel Studios film
working with Coogler on Creed to have the editing move back-and-forth to mimic the back-and-forth of the fighters. He also felt that adding more reaction
Black_Panther_(film)
American singer, songwriter and actress (born 1986)
from the original on December 15, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2026. "Lady Gaga Mimics Madonna". Catholic League. June 9, 2010. Archived from the original on June
Lady_Gaga
mimic the native tendon environment. Tendon tissue engineering: Combining tenocytes (or stem cells) with biomaterials, such as scaffolds, that mimic the
Tendon_cell
anonymous function (function literal, lambda function, or block) is a function definition that is not bound to an identifier. Anonymous functions are often
Examples of anonymous functions
Examples_of_anonymous_functions
Shotgun
a gas operated, semi-automatic shotgun that resembles the M16 rifle and mimics the layout and placement of some of the controls, created by Turkish company
Akdal_MKA_1919
Class of anti-diabetic and anti-obesity medication
to the endogenous GLP-1 hormone. Incretin mimetics are substances that mimic the actions of incretin hormones such as GLP-1 and GIP. Originally developed
GLP-1_receptor_agonist
muscle and cloth system to Sony Pictures Imageworks' homemade suit to "mimic the appearance of the rather loose training suit". Thanos' armor is a suit
Features of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Features_of_the_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe
2024 sequel film. Thufir Hawat is a Mentat, an individual conditioned to mimic the cognitive and analytical ability of computers, who serves as Master
List_of_Dune_characters
Neurological disorder of excessive time spent sleeping or excessive sleepiness
as occur in narcolepsy). There are many neurological disorders that may mimic the primary hypersomnias, narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia: brain tumors;
Hypersomnia
application of this term is when a 5-4-3 double play has occurred, which mimics the pattern of throwing the ball around the horn. An ineffective relief
Glossary_of_baseball_terms
Type of machine learning model
Stephanie; Hilton, Jacob; Evans, Owain (2021). "TruthfulQA: Measuring How Models Mimic Human Falsehoods". ACL. arXiv:2109.07958. Zellers, Rowan; Holtzman, Ari;
Large_language_model
Biological mimicry using chemicals
of uses. It may be classified by the function it performs for the mimicking species and the effect that the mimic will have on the species that is deceived
Chemical_mimicry
Engineering model
approximation models, known as surrogate models, metamodels or emulators, that mimic the behavior of the simulation model as closely as possible while being
Surrogate_model
Probabilistic optimization technique and metaheuristic
probabilistic technique for approximating the global optimum of a given function. Specifically, it is a metaheuristic to approximate global optimization
Simulated_annealing
Medical condition
made with a chest X-ray or CT scan of the chest, which helps to exclude mimics like lung cysts, emphysema, bullae, and cystic bronchiectasis. Once an imaging
Lung_cavity
MIMIC FUNCTION
MIMIC FUNCTION
Male
Egyptian
, an Egyptian functionary.
Girl/Female
African, American, Arabic, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Gujarati, Hebrew, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Nigerian, Slovenia, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Teutonic
I am; Pet Name for Marilyn or Miriam; Helmet; Protection; Sea of Bitterness; Strong Opponent; Rebellious; Wished-for Child; Star of the Sea; Unwavering Protector
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a dresser of cloth, Old English fullere (from Latin fullo, with the addition of the English agent suffix). The Middle English successor of this word had also been reinforced by Old French fouleor, foleur, of similar origin. The work of the fuller was to scour and thicken the raw cloth by beating and trampling it in water. This surname is found mostly in southeast England and East Anglia. See also Tucker and Walker.In a few cases the name may be of German origin with the same form and meaning as 1 (from Latin fullare).Americanized version of French Fournier.Samuel Fuller (1589–1633), born in Redenhall, Norfolk, England, was among the Pilgrim Fathers who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. He was a deacon of the church and until his death functioned as Plymouth Colony’s physician.
Male
Egyptian
, Functionary of the Interior.
Male
Egyptian
, the son of the functionary Heknofre.
Female
Italian
Pet form of Italian MarÃa, MIMI means "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion."Â
Girl/Female
Australian, Scandinavian
God of Prophecy
Male
Egyptian
, a high Egyptian functionary.
Male
Egyptian
, an Egyptian functionary.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Dimmick.Perhaps an Americanized form of Serbian Dimić, from the personal name Dima, a pet form of Dimitrije, from Greek Dēmētrios (Latin Demetrius; see Demetriou).Americanized spelling of Slovenian Dimic : nickname for a gray-haired man, from the noun dimec ‘graybeard’, a derivative of the adjective dimast ‘dark gray’. The form Dimec is also found as a Slovenian name.
Boy/Male
Buddhist, Indian, Japanese
Mysterious Function
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by the gates of a medieval walled town. The Middle English singular gate is from the Old English plural, gatu, of geat ‘gate’ (see Yates). Since medieval gates were normally arranged in pairs, fastened in the center, the Old English plural came to function as a singular, and a new Middle English plural ending in -s was formed. In some cases the name may refer specifically to the Sussex place Eastergate (i.e. ‘eastern gate’), known also as Gates in the 13th and 14th centuries, when surnames were being acquired.Americanized spelling of German Götz (see Goetz).Translated form of French Barrière (see Barriere).In New England, Gates was the preferred English version of the name of an extensive French family, called Barrière dit Langevin.
Girl/Female
Teutonic American Hebrew French Spanish
Resolute.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from the animal, Middle English catte ‘cat’. The word is found in similar forms in most European languages from very early times (e.g. Gaelic cath, Slavic kotu). Domestic cats were unknown in Europe in classical times, when weasels fulfilled many of their functions, for example in hunting rodents. They seem to have come from Egypt, where they were regarded as sacred animals.English : from a medieval female personal name, a short form of Catherine.Variant spelling of German and Dutch Katt.
Biblical
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Male
Celtic
, great justiciary, or functionary.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Kent and Sussex)
English (chiefly Kent and Sussex) : occupational name for a designer or engineer, from a Middle English reduced form of Old French engineor ‘contriver’ (a derivative of engaigne ‘cunning’, ‘ingenuity’, ‘stratagem’, ‘device’). Engineers in the Middle Ages were primarily designers and builders of military machines, although in peacetime they might turn their hands to architecture and other more pacific functions.German : from the Latin personal name Januarius (see January 1). Jänner is a South German word for ‘January’, and so it is possible that this is one of the surnames acquired from words denoting months of the year, for example by converts who had been baptized in that month, people who were born or baptized in that month, or people whose taxes were due in January.
Male
Egyptian
, a great functionary.
MIMIC FUNCTION
MIMIC FUNCTION
Girl/Female
Muslim
Splendor. Magnificence.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Spring
Boy/Male
Hindu
Surname or Lastname
English, Irish, or possibly German
English, Irish, or possibly German : altered form of Flemings, Fleming, or Flemming.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Krishna and Radha
Male
Romanian
 Short form of Latin Carolus, CAROL means "man." Compare with feminine Carol. In use by the Romanians.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, German
Elfin
Boy/Male
Biblical
God of the fly.
Girl/Female
English American
Star.
Male
Welsh
Welsh form of English Hopkin, HOPCYN means "son of Hob."
MIMIC FUNCTION
MIMIC FUNCTION
MIMIC FUNCTION
MIMIC FUNCTION
MIMIC FUNCTION
n.
One who impersonates; an actor; a mimic.
n.
The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule.
v. t.
To exhibit in show; to represent; to mimic.
a.
Consisting of, or formed by, imitation; imitated; as, mimic gestures.
n.
A man who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures, etc.; a droll; a mimic; a harlequin; a clown; a merry-andrew.
v. t.
To assume a resemblance to (some other organism of a totally different nature, or some surrounding object), as a means of protection or advantage.
v. t.
To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by imitation.
v. t.
To mimic.
n.
A universal mimic; an actor who assumes many parts; also, any actor.
v. t.
To imitate; to mimic; esp., to mimic in sport, contempt, or derision; to deride by mimicry.
v. i.
To mimic.
n.
One who mimics; a mimic.
n.
To mimic; to counterfeit.
v. t.
To imitate, or put on a semblance of; to mimic; as, to counterfeit the voice of another person.
a.
Alt. of Mimical
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Mimic
v. t.
To mimic, as an ape imitates human actions; to imitate or follow servilely or irrationally.
imp. & p. p.
of Mimic
n.
One who imitates or mimics, especially one who does so for sport; a copyist; a buffoon.
n.
One who imitates servilely (in allusion to the manners of the ape); a mimic.