Knuth
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Knuth is a name of Nordic origin. Knuth may refer to:
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As a surname
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As a family:
- Knuth (family), a noble family originally from Mecklenburg, which since became Danish counts
As a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
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- Donald KnuthDonald KnuthDonald Ervin Knuth is a computer scientist and Professor Emeritus at Stanford University.He is the author of the seminal multi-volume work The Art of Computer Programming. Knuth has been called the "father" of the analysis of algorithms...
, American computer scientist; whence:- The Art of Computer ProgrammingThe Art of Computer ProgrammingThe Art of Computer Programming is a comprehensive monograph written by Donald Knuth that covers many kinds of programming algorithms and their analysis....
, often referred to by the author's name - Knuth's Algorithm XKnuth's Algorithm XDonald Knuth's Algorithm X is a recursive, nondeterministic, depth-first, backtracking algorithm that finds all solutions to the exact cover problem represented by a matrix A consisting of 0s and 1s...
- 21656 Knuth21656 Knuth21656 Knuth is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 9, 1999 by P. Pravec and P. Kušnirák at the Ondřejov Observatory. It is named after Donald Knuth, a renowned computer scientist and mathematician, Professor Emeritus at Stanford University....
, Asteroid - Knuth–Morris–Pratt algorithmKnuth–Morris–Pratt algorithmThe Knuth–Morris–Pratt string searching algorithm searches for occurrences of a "word" W within a main "text string" S by employing the observation that when a mismatch occurs, the word itself embodies sufficient information to determine where the next match could begin, thus bypassing...
- Fisher–Yates shuffle, also known as the Knuth Shuffle, an algorithm for randomly permuting sets
- Knuth PrizeKnuth PrizeThe Donald E. Knuth Prize is a prize for outstanding contributions to the foundations of computer science, named after Donald E. Knuth.-History:...
, a prize for outstanding contributions to the foundations of computer science - Knuth reward checkKnuth reward checkKnuth reward checks are awarded by computer scientist Donald Knuth for finding mistakes in, or making suggestions for, his publications. In the preface of each of his books and on his website, Knuth offers a reward of $2.56 to the first person to find each error in his published books, whether it...
- Knuth's up-arrow notationKnuth's up-arrow notationIn mathematics, Knuth's up-arrow notation is a method of notation for very large integers, introduced by Donald Knuth in 1976. It is closely related to the Ackermann function and especially to the hyperoperation sequence. The idea is based on the fact that multiplication can be viewed as iterated...
, a method of notation of very large integers
- The Art of Computer Programming
- Frederik Marcus KnuthFrederik Marcus KnuthFrederik Marcus Knuth was a Danish taxonomist especially known for the collection and classification of cactuses. He collected and described many new species.- References :...
, Danish taxonomist - Jeff KnuthJeff KnuthJeffrey Allan "Jeff" Knuth is a former Australian politician. Born in Ayr, Queensland, he is married to Janine and was a painter and decorator before entering politics. In 1998, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as a member of Pauline Hanson's One Nation, representing the seat...
, Queensland politician - Kate KnuthKate KnuthKatherine "Kate" Knuth is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 50B, which includes portions of the cities of New Brighton, Arden Hills, Fridley and Shoreview in Anoka and Ramsey counties, which are part of the Twin Cities...
, US politician - Paul KnuthPaul KnuthPaul Erich Otto Wilhelm Knuth was a 19th century German botanist and pollination ecologist....
, German botanist - Shane KnuthShane KnuthShane Andrew Knuth is an Australian politician. He has represented the seats of Charters Towers and Dalrymple in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, for the National Party , the Liberal National Party and Katter's Australian Party .Knuth was born in the Queensland town of Tully...
, Queensland politician - Shay KnuthShay KnuthShay Knuth was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for September 1969. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker...
, Playboys Playmate of the Month for September 1969 - Jason Knuth the subject of the dedication of Silver Session for Jason KnuthSilver Session for Jason KnuthSilver Session for Jason Knuth is a 1998 EP by Sonic Youth. Its eight tracks consist entirely of guitar feedback with occasional drum machine. Jason Knuth – of the album's title – was a Sonic Youth fan who committed suicide, and proceeds from the record's sales were donated to San Francisco Suicide...
, a 1998 EP by Sonic Youth