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<h1 class="page-title">Binding</h1>
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Binding
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<h4 class="name" id="Binding"><span class="type-signature"></span>new Binding<span class="signature">(y, x, b<span class="signature-attributes">opt</span>, normalized<span class="signature-attributes">opt</span>)</span><span class="type-signature"></span></h4>
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<dt class="tag-description">Description:</dt>
<dd class="tag-description"><ul class="dummy"><li><p>Implements a macroscopic ersatz of a VSA left-binding/unbinding.</p>
<ul>
<li>Implements the VTB <code>B(y) x</code> and <code>B(y~) x</code> operators, i.e., either
<ul>
<li>the binding of <code>x</code> by the <code>VTB</code> matrix of <code>y</code>,</li>
<li>the unbinding of <code>x</code> by the <code>VTB</code> matrix of <code>y~</code>, with <code>B(y~) = B(y)^T</code>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>The binding name <code>B(y)_x</code> is calculated from its member name.</li>
<li>The binding belief <code>tau = tau_y tau_x</code> and <code>sigma = sigma_0 + sigma_y + sigma_x</code> is calculated from its member belief.</li>
<li>Note: a binding can not be copied, use the <a href="Symbol.html/#.clone">clone()</a> method instead.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Extends: <a href='./Symbol.html'>Symbol</a>, with all public methods available.</h4></li></ul></dd>
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<td class="name"><code>y</code></td>
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<span class="param-type"><a href="Symbol.html">Symbol</a></span>
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<td class="description last"><p>The y symbol.</p></td>
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<td class="name"><code>x</code></td>
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<span class="param-type"><a href="Symbol.html">Symbol</a></span>
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<td class="attributes">
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<td class="default">
</td>
<td class="description last"><p>The x symbol.</p></td>
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<td class="name"><code>b</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">bool</span>
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<td class="attributes">
<optional><br>
</td>
<td class="default">
<code>true</code>
</td>
<td class="description last"><p>If true constructs a binding, if false construct an unbinding.</p></td>
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<td class="name"><code>normalized</code></td>
<td class="type">
<span class="param-type">bool</span>
</td>
<td class="attributes">
<optional><br>
</td>
<td class="default">
<code>false</code>
</td>
<td class="description last"><p>If true the mesoscopic computed vector is normalized to a unary magnitude.</p></td>
</tr>
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<h3 class="subsection-title">Methods</h3>
<h4 class="name" id="y"><span class="type-signature"></span>y<span class="signature">()</span><span class="type-signature"> → {<a href="Symbol.html">Symbol</a>}</span></h4>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-description">Description:</dt>
<dd class="tag-description"><ul class="dummy"><li><p>Returns the binding operator y left parameter.</p></li></ul></dd>
</dl>
<h5 class="h5-returns">Returns:</h5>
<div class="param-desc">
<p>The y value.</p>
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<dt>
Type
</dt>
<dd>
<span class="param-type"><a href="Symbol.html">Symbol</a></span>
</dd>
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<h4 class="name" id="x"><span class="type-signature"></span>x<span class="signature">()</span><span class="type-signature"> → {<a href="Symbol.html">Symbol</a>}</span></h4>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-description">Description:</dt>
<dd class="tag-description"><ul class="dummy"><li><p>Returns the binding operator x left parameter.</p></li></ul></dd>
</dl>
<h5 class="h5-returns">Returns:</h5>
<div class="param-desc">
<p>The x value.</p>
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<dt>
Type
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<dd>
<span class="param-type"><a href="Symbol.html">Symbol</a></span>
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<h4 class="name" id="b"><span class="type-signature"></span>b<span class="signature">()</span><span class="type-signature"> → {bool}</span></h4>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-description">Description:</dt>
<dd class="tag-description"><ul class="dummy"><li><p>Returns the binding/unbinding flag.</p></li></ul></dd>
</dl>
<h5 class="h5-returns">Returns:</h5>
<div class="param-desc">
<p>If true the operation is a bindind, if false it is an unbinding.</p>
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Type
</dt>
<dd>
<span class="param-type">bool</span>
</dd>
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<h4 class="name" id="normalized"><span class="type-signature"></span>normalized<span class="signature">()</span><span class="type-signature"> → {bool}</span></h4>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-description">Description:</dt>
<dd class="tag-description"><ul class="dummy"><li><p>Returns the normalize flag.</p></li></ul></dd>
</dl>
<h5 class="h5-returns">Returns:</h5>
<div class="param-desc">
<p>If true mesoscopic computed vector is normalized to a unary magnitude.</p>
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<dl class="param-type">
<dt>
Type
</dt>
<dd>
<span class="param-type">bool</span>
</dd>
</dl>
<h4 class="name" id="asString"><span class="type-signature"></span>asString<span class="signature">()</span><span class="type-signature"> → {String}</span></h4>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-description">Description:</dt>
<dd class="tag-description"><ul class="dummy"><li><p>Returns the value as a string.</p></li></ul></dd>
</dl>
<h5 class="h5-returns">Returns:</h5>
<div class="param-desc">
<p>A string of the <code>B_(y)(x)_<belief></code> for binding or <code>B_(y~)(x)_<belief></code> for unbinding, omitting the belief if <code>tau=1, sigma=0</code>.</p>
</div>
<dl class="param-type">
<dt>
Type
</dt>
<dd>
<span class="param-type">String</span>
</dd>
</dl>
<h4 class="name" id=".getComputationTIme"><span class="type-signature type-signature-static">(static) </span>getComputationTIme<span class="signature">()</span><span class="type-signature"> → {double}</span></h4>
<dl class="details">
<dt class="tag-description">Description:</dt>
<dd class="tag-description"><ul class="dummy"><li><p>Returns an estimation of the computation time</p>
<ul>
<li>It has been calibrated on a <code>Intel® CoreTM i5-8265U CPU @ 1.60GHz × 8 cores processor</code>with no use of GPU.</li>
</ul></li></ul></dd>
</dl>
<h5 class="h5-returns">Returns:</h5>
<div class="param-desc">
<p>A computation time order of magnitude estimation in milli-seconds.</p>
</div>
<dl class="param-type">
<dt>
Type
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<dd>
<span class="param-type">double</span>
</dd>
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