analog computer
C12
concept
An analog computer is a computing device that represents and processes data as continuously variable physical quantities, such as voltages or mechanical motions, to model and solve mathematical problems.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| scientific instrument | 135 |
| analog computer canonical | 3 |
| hydraulic computer | 2 |
| measurement device | 2 |
| signal analysis device | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: analog computer
Generated description
An analog computer is a computing device that represents and processes data as continuously variable physical quantities, such as voltages or mechanical motions, to model and solve mathematical problems.
Instances (139)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Collider Detector at Fermilab | scientific instrument |
| X-ray polarimeter | scientific instrument |
| LETGS | scientific instrument |
| Solid-State Imaging camera | scientific instrument |
| Photopolarimeter-Radiometer | scientific instrument |
| Energetic Particles Detector | scientific instrument |
| MAG | scientific instrument |
| Panoramic Camera | scientific instrument |
| Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer | scientific instrument |
| Mössbauer Spectrometer | scientific instrument |
| Microscopic Imager | scientific instrument |
| Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry | scientific instrument |
| WATSON camera | scientific instrument |
| Wide Angle Topographic Sensor for Operations and eNgineering | scientific instrument |
| Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer | scientific instrument |
| Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding | scientific instrument |
| PFS | scientific instrument |
| Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons | scientific instrument |
| Radiation Assessment Detector | scientific instrument |
| Rover Environmental Monitoring Station | scientific instrument |
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Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph (UVS)
surface form:
Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph
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scientific instrument |
| SCI | scientific instrument |
| RIMFAX | scientific instrument |
| IR1 camera | scientific instrument |
| IR2 camera | scientific instrument |
| harmonic analyzer | scientific instrument |
| Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor | scientific instrument |
| Fast Imaging Plasma Spectrometer | scientific instrument |
| Rock Abrasion Tool | scientific instrument |
| Neutral Gas and Ion Mass Spectrometer | scientific instrument |
| MCS | scientific instrument |
| Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars | scientific instrument |
| Context Camera | scientific instrument |
| Mars Climate Sounder | scientific instrument |
| Mach–Zehnder interferometer | scientific instrument |
| Long Range Reconnaissance Imager | scientific instrument |
| Student Dust Counter | scientific instrument |
| scanning tunneling microscope | scientific instrument |
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Binnig
surface form:
scanning tunneling microscope
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scientific instrument |
| WISPR | scientific instrument |
| Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and Protons Investigation | scientific instrument |
| DeepCore subarray | scientific instrument |
| Europa Imaging System | scientific instrument |
| Europa Ultraviolet Spectrograph | scientific instrument |
| Europa Clipper Magnetometer | scientific instrument |
| Plasma Instrument for Magnetic Sounding | scientific instrument |
| SUrface Dust Analyzer | scientific instrument |
| Europa Thermal Emission Imaging System | scientific instrument |
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Solar Optical Universal Polarimeter (SOUP)
surface form:
Solar Optical Universal Polarimeter
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scientific instrument |
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Geiger
surface form:
Geiger counter
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scientific instrument |