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space-time trade-off

space-time trade-off noun: a case where an algorithm or program trades increased space usage with decreased time, in which space refers to the data storage consumed in performing a given task and time refers to the time consumed in performing a given task.

Noun

space-time trade-off (plural space-time trade-offs)

  1. A case where an algorithm or program trades increased space usage with decreased time, in which space refers to the data storage consumed in performing a given task and time refers to the time consumed in performing a given task.

Synonyms of space-time trade-off

Forms of space-time trade-off

pluralspace-time trade-offs

Questions about space-time trade-off

What does space-time trade-off mean?
Space-time trade-off means a case where an algorithm or program trades increased space usage with decreased time, in which space refers to the data storage consumed in performing a given task and time refers to the time consumed in performing a given task.
What part of speech is space-time trade-off?
Space-time trade-off is a noun.
What is the plural of space-time trade-off?
The plural of space-time trade-off is space-time trade-offs.

Words near space-time trade-off in the dictionary

  1. space-science
  2. space-sciences
  3. space-time
  4. space-time crystal
  5. space-time crystals
  6. space-time trade-off
  7. space-time trade-offs
  8. space-times
  9. space-wide
  10. spacearium
  11. spaceband

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