Introduction to Stochastic Computing

In addition to opening the book, this chapter serves as a brief overview of the historical advances in stochastic computing. We highlight four distinct eras, including early work from the 1950s, fundamental work in the 1960s, an era of slower progress in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, and a return to prominence in the 2000s.

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