A 3-tier architecture separates its tiers from each other based on the complexity of the users and how they use the data present in the database. It is the most widely used architecture to design a ...

abs: The absolute value of a number (e.g. abs(-5) = 5). mod: From modulo. it's the operation to find the remainder of the division of one number by another. In python we use the symbol % (e.g. 5mod2 = ...

Abstract: Python is a widely used language in scientific computing. When the goal is high performance, however, Python lags far behind low-level languages such as C and Fortran. To support ...

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