(This method is nonparametric, in the sense that it does not commit to any fixed number of building blocks or parameters in the modeling).
In Britain, "zero hours" contracts, in which neither employer nor employee commits to a fixed number of hours, have been becoming more common.
Hierarchical clustering, as expressed in a dendrogram representation, has the advantage that - unlike most other clustering methods - it gives a definite sequence (the ordering of leaves in the dendrogram) while not committing to a fixed number or size of clusters.
The evolution of existing transaction services is limited because they are tightly coupled to a given transaction standard, implement a dedicated commit protocol, and support a fixed kind of applicative participants.
None of the combatants were prepared to commit their troops in a fixed battle; it was far more lucrative, and safer as well, to use them in a show of force, intimidating the peasantry, besieging walled towns and small cities, and limiting trade and the sale of food-stuffs in the marketplaces.
Fixed costs are fixed costs.
Each agent is initially given the same fixed probability of committing suicide, p0.
Our simulations show that when cell division controlled by two independent characteristic times (one before and one after the commitment point), it is far more efficient than if cells are committed to divide within a fixed period after sensing a signal.
Last year alone, a total of SG$845 million worth of fixed asset investments was committed through 19 new projects.
Foreign governments were committed to redeeming their local currency with fixed amounts of gold and had to maintain a high degree of fiscal and monetary discipline to keep this pledge.
