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God's number

God's number proper noun: the maximum number of moves needed to solve a puzzle using God's algorithm.

Proper noun

God's number

  1. (combination puzzles) The maximum number of moves needed to solve a puzzle using God's algorithm.
    • Although invented in 1974, the number of moves required to solve any state of Rubik's Cube (the so-called God's number) is yet to be determined after 30 years.2010, Cecilia di Chio et al., Applications of Evolutionary Computation, Part 1, →ISBN, page 80

Origin of God's number

Compare God's algorithm.

Questions about God's number

What does God's number mean?
God's number means the maximum number of moves needed to solve a puzzle using God's algorithm.
What part of speech is God's number?
God's number is a proper noun.

Words near God's number in the dictionary

  1. God's laws
  2. God's life
  3. God's medicine
  4. God's minstrel
  5. God's minstrels
  6. God's number
  7. God's own
  8. God's own country
  9. God's own county
  10. God's penny
  11. God's teeth

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