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by compsciphd 2863 days ago
QR codes have something to do with Eigenvalues?
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gregsadetsky 2863 days ago
QR Algorithm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_algorithm

Q and R stand for matrices.

QR Code: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code

QR stands for Quick Response

The QR Code in the article encodes the string "Algorithm For Computing Eigenvalues" and is meant as a pun/joke, I suppose.

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