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Karp reduction

Karp reduction noun: a polynomial-time algorithm for transforming inputs to one problem into inputs to another problem, such that the transformed problem has the same output as the original.

Noun

Karp reduction (countable and uncountable, plural Karp reductions)

  1. A polynomial-time algorithm for transforming inputs to one problem into inputs to another problem, such that the transformed problem has the same output as the original.

Forms of Karp reduction

pluralKarp reductions

Origin of Karp reduction

Named after Richard Karp.

Questions about Karp reduction

What does Karp reduction mean?
Karp reduction means a polynomial-time algorithm for transforming inputs to one problem into inputs to another problem, such that the transformed problem has the same output as the original.
What part of speech is Karp reduction?
Karp reduction is a noun.
What is the plural of Karp reduction?
The plural of Karp reduction is Karp reductions.

Words near Karp reduction in the dictionary

  1. Karows
  2. karozzin
  3. karozzini
  4. karozzins
  5. Karp
  6. Karp reduction
  7. Karp reductions
  8. Karp-Lipton theorem
  9. Karp-reducible
  10. Karpak
  11. Karpaks

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