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Algorithm X

Algorithm X proper noun: a recursive, nondeterministic, depth-first backtracking algorithm for solving the decision problem of whether an exact cover exists.

Proper noun

Algorithm X

  1. A recursive, nondeterministic, depth-first backtracking algorithm for solving the decision problem of whether an exact cover exists.

Questions about Algorithm X

What does Algorithm X mean?
Algorithm X means a recursive, nondeterministic, depth-first backtracking algorithm for solving the decision problem of whether an exact cover exists.
What part of speech is Algorithm X?
Algorithm X is a proper noun.

Words near Algorithm X in the dictionary

  1. algorisms
  2. algorist
  3. algoristic
  4. algorists
  5. algorithm
  6. Algorithm X
  7. algorithmic
  8. algorithmic entropy
  9. algorithmic number theory
  10. algorithmic randomness
  11. algorithmical

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