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Nvalues

Nvalues is a term used in several disciplines to denote numerical values associated with a fixed parameter N. It is not a single, universal concept; rather, it is a generic label for collections, sets, or outputs that depend on a parameter N.

In mathematics and sequence theory, N-values commonly denote either the first N terms of a sequence, the

In statistics, N is the standard symbol for sample size. N-values may refer to the observed data

In computer science, N-values appear in descriptions of data structures and algorithms with an N-related parameter.

In information theory and data encoding, an so-called N-valued alphabet refers to a set of N distinct

Because the term is general, specific definitions are derived from the context in which it is used.

set
{a1,
a2,
...,
aN},
or
the
values
of
a
function
restricted
to
inputs
up
to
N.
The
exact
interpretation
depends
on
the
surrounding
notation
and
the
problem
context.
points
in
a
sample
of
size
N
or
to
the
non-missing
values
retained
for
analysis.
The
term
is
often
used
informally
to
describe
the
portion
of
data
that
is
considered
in
a
calculation.
An
N-values
vector
is
a
vector
with
N
components,
and
an
N-ary
tree
stores
values
at
nodes
with
up
to
N
children.
The
concept
also
appears
in
array
or
matrix
representations
where
the
dimension
is
N.
symbols.
An
N-value,
in
this
sense,
is
any
symbol
drawn
from
that
alphabet.
See
also
N,
value,
sample
size,
and
non-missing
values.