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How Can Computational Science Surpass the Software Error Plateau?


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Four-color theorem map

The four-color theorem map: In mathematics, the four-color theorem says no more than four colors are required to color the regions of a map plane separated with regions that are touching, so no two adjacent regions have the same color.

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Computation plays a crucial role in generating scientific results, but also adds to its complexity. The ability to reproduce code and data that generates results for peer review has been a problem since the 1970s and 1980s.

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