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Page rank is a funny one, it's named after one of its creators, but also describes what the algorithm does. Kinda like Baker's chocolate (named after Walter Bak
by yissp 6y ago
Page rank is a funny one, it's named after one of its creators, but also describes what the algorithm does. Kinda like Baker's chocolate (named after Walter Baker, but is popular for baking). I wonder if there are other examples.
- Thorrez 6y agoHere's a list of them: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23888725 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23888725