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NP PROBLEM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1982-08-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Signals (Military)
- Air Communications (Air Forces)
- Analytical Functions (Math.)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- NP problem 1, record 1, English, NP%20problem
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Problems in the class NP (which stands for nondeterministic, polynomial time) are characterized by the fact that although it is easy to check a nondeterministic, or guessed, solution, it is hard to find a correct solution: As the size n of an NP problem increases, the number of computational steps and hence the time required to check a solution increase in proportion to a polynomial function of n such as [the square of n] (...), but all known methods of finding a solution increase in proportion to a more rapidly growing function of n, typically an exponential one (...) 1, record 1, English, - NP%20problem
Record 1, Key term(s)
- class NP
- nondeterministic, polynomial time problem
- NP
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transmissions de campagne (Militaire)
- Communications aériennes (Forces aériennes)
- Fonctions mathématiques analytiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- problème NP 1, record 1, French, probl%C3%A8me%20NP
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les problèmes de classe NP (c'est-à-dire non résolubles en temps polynomial) ont la propriété fondamentale suivante : bien qu'il soit facile de vérifier si une valeur donnée est solution, il est très difficile de les résoudre sans information complémentaire. Quand la «taille» n d'un problème NP augmente, le nombre d'étapes de calcul, et donc le temps requis pour vérifier une solution, croît comme une fonction polynomiale de n, telle [le carré de n] (...); toutes les méthodes connues pour trouver une solution exigent un temps de calcul croissant en fonction de n, beaucoup plus rapidement que toute fonction polynôme; ce temps de calcul croît généralement comme une fonction exponentielle (...) 1, record 1, French, - probl%C3%A8me%20NP
Record 1, Key term(s)
- classe NP
- NP
- problème non résoluble en temps polynomial
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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