The process has given similar components to neighbour columns, establishing therefore a self-classification, by similarity, for the 726 input vectors.
Similar components are found in the vegetation of the Rift Valley floors.
Robert's scene of 1763-4, done in red chalk on white paper and shown here, uses similar components to those of Fragonard.
Nortel and Lucent Technologies, which has said it will spin off a similar components business, are large customers of JDS Uniphase as well as competitors.
"That's why the company can sell a video projector for $27,000 when others sell products containing similar components for $10,000," Mr. Runco said.
Those looking to build their own PC's could acquire similar components for about $1,400, or about $1,300 if an inexpensive case is chosen.
In a few pieces, repetition of very similar components creates the kind of subtle rhythmic variations one finds in Philip Glass's music.
Engineers had been concerned about a fuel injector that was manufactured in a batch with one recently found to be damaged but cleared the part after inspecting all similar components in the agency's inventory.
The Kaspersky researchers say that the Flame virus shared similar components and telltale programming to the Stuxnet virus, which the Iranian government has blamed for the damage caused to its nuclear enrichment facility at Nantanz.
All moorings have similar components, but each design is unique.
With similar components and similar features, it's a race to the bottom for price.
