Explore Erlang through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Erlang meaning
A dimensionless statistical measure of the volume of telecommunications traffic relative to the capacity of a single channel.
Synonyms of Erlang
Using Erlang
- The main meaning on this page is: A dimensionless statistical measure of the volume of telecommunications traffic relative to the capacity of a single channel.
- Useful related words include: telephone unit.
- In the example corpus, erlang often appears in combinations such as: erlang was, the erlang, of erlang.
Context around Erlang
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 4 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Erlang
- In this selection, "erlang" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, citation, result, 1988, formulae, unit and prepared stand out and add context to how "erlang" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a result erlang was chosen and are several erlang formulae including. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "erlang" sits close to words such as ablation, abure and abvp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with erlang
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
An approximate approach is to use the Erlang-B formula. (10 words)
Concurrency supports the primary method of error-handling in Erlang. (10 words)
Ericsson and a few other companies offer commercial support for Erlang. (11 words)
Note: The erlang is a dimensionless load unit calculated as the mean arrival rate, λ, multiplied by the mean call holding time, h. See Little's law to prove that the erlang unit has to be dimensionless for Little's Law to be dimensionally sane. (45 words)
For example, if an office has two telephone operators who are both busy all the time, that would represent two erlangs (2 E) of traffic; or a radio channel that is occupied for one hour continuously is said to have a load of 1 erlang. (45 words)
However, the Erlang C formula assumes that callers never hang up while in queue, that all calls begin and end in the same time period being considered, and that callers never try to call back after having hung up while in queue. (42 words)
Example sentences (20)
There are several Erlang formulae, including Erlang B, Erlang C and the related Engset formula, based on different models of user behavior and system operation.
Note: The erlang is a dimensionless load unit calculated as the mean arrival rate, λ, multiplied by the mean call holding time, h. See Little's law to prove that the erlang unit has to be dimensionless for Little's Law to be dimensionally sane.
You will last a little longer each attempt, which ultimately is more of a kick when you finally take down bosses like Erlang or Supreme Inspector.
A benchmark with 20 million processes has been successfully performed. citation Erlang has supported symmetric multiprocessing since release R11B of May 2006.
A distant relative provided free board and lodging, and Erlang prepared for and took the University of Copenhagen entrance examination in 1896, and passed with distinction.
A message may comprise any Erlang structure, including primitives (integers, floats, characters, atoms), tuples, lists, and functions.
An approximate approach is to use the Erlang-B formula.
And three compound data types: ;Tuples: Tuples are containers for a fixed number of Erlang data types.
As a result, Erlang was chosen for the next ATM exchange AXD.
As the incoming phone calls are random in nature, help desk agent schedules are often maintained using an Erlang C calculation.
By 1988 Erlang had proven that it was suitable for prototyping telephone exchanges, but the Prolog interpreter was far too slow.
Concurrency supports the primary method of error-handling in Erlang.
Contributions While working for the CTC, Erlang was presented with the classic problem of determining how many circuits were needed to provide an acceptable telephone service.
Distribution In 1998, Ericsson released Erlang as open source to ensure its independence from a single vendor and to increase awareness of the language.
Ericsson and a few other companies offer commercial support for Erlang.
Erlang B was developed as a trunk sizing tool for telephone networks with holding times in the minutes range, but being a mathematical equation it applies on any time-scale.
Erlang primitives exist for composing and decomposing binaries and for efficient input/output of binaries.
For example, if an office has two telephone operators who are both busy all the time, that would represent two erlangs (2 E) of traffic; or a radio channel that is occupied for one hour continuously is said to have a load of 1 erlang.
For example, the Erlang programming language, which was developed by the Swedish company Ericsson in the late 1980s, was originally used to implement fault-tolerant telecommunications systems.
However, the Erlang C formula assumes that callers never hang up while in queue, that all calls begin and end in the same time period being considered, and that callers never try to call back after having hung up while in queue.
Common combinations with erlang
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- erlang was 6×
- the erlang 5×
- of erlang 4×
- in erlang 3×
- erlang erlang 2×
- erlang is 2×
- and erlang 2×
- erlang formula 2×