If computations are not configurations of physical entities, the most obvious alternative is that computations are abstract, mathematical entities, like numbers and sets.
This molecule did not form stable configurations with any of the other 10 tested kinases, including LYN.
For most of us, our families are a ragtag collection of grannies and uncles and lifelong friends: it's the love that matters, not the configuration.
Not every configuration of devices is covered in the manuals, and even the basic instructions might be daunting for someone who just wants to plug in the device and turn it on.
Not every configuration of the iMac Pro will be available to order today online and in stores next week.
Thus the minimum energy structures obtained from simulations with random numbers are not optimal configuration of the system.
Of course, not every configuration has this full state space.
Three factors of invasion status (to mucosa or muscularis mucosae and not beyond), configuration, and grading of polyps were considered as indicators of malignant transformation of polyps.
