# A Survey on Analog Models of Computation

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1805.05729 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1805.05729/

## Key facts

- Cited by 3 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 14 May 2018.

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## Abstract (arXiv)

We present a survey on analog models of computations. Analog can be understood both as computing by analogy, or as working on the continuum. We consider both approaches, often intertwined, with a point of view mostly oriented by computation theory.