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Pollard's rho algorithm

Pollard's rho algorithm proper noun: a general-purpose integer factorization algorithm, particularly effective at splitting composite numbers with small factors.

Proper noun

Pollard's rho algorithm

  1. A general-purpose integer factorization algorithm, particularly effective at splitting composite numbers with small factors.

Origin of Pollard's rho algorithm

Invented by John Pollard in 1975.

Questions about Pollard's rho algorithm

What does Pollard's rho algorithm mean?
Pollard's rho algorithm means a general-purpose integer factorization algorithm, particularly effective at splitting composite numbers with small factors.
What part of speech is Pollard's rho algorithm?
Pollard's rho algorithm is a proper noun.

Words near Pollard's rho algorithm in the dictionary

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