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Chaitin's constant

Chaitin's constant proper noun: a real number that informally represents the probability that a randomly-constructed program will halt.

Proper noun

Chaitin's constant

  1. A real number that informally represents the probability that a randomly-constructed program will halt.

Origin of Chaitin's constant

Named after Gregory Chaitin.

Questions about Chaitin's constant

What does Chaitin's constant mean?
Chaitin's constant means a real number that informally represents the probability that a randomly-constructed program will halt.
What part of speech is Chaitin's constant?
Chaitin's constant is a proper noun.

Words near Chaitin's constant in the dictionary

  1. Chaisson
  2. Chaissons
  3. Chait
  4. Chaitanya
  5. Chaitin's algorithm
  6. Chaitin's constant
  7. chaitini
  8. chaitinis
  9. Chaitra
  10. Chaits
  11. chaitya

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