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subsubproblem

subsubproblem noun: a subproblem of a subproblem.

Noun

subsubproblem (plural subsubproblems)

  1. A subproblem of a subproblem.
    • If the subproblems are still too complex to grasp easily, these in turn can be decomposed into subsubproblems. This process of successive problem analysis and decomposition can be illustrated by using a "problem tree" structure.1982, Edouard J. Desautels, Assembly language programming for PDP 11 and LSI 11 computers: an introduction to computer organization
    • In contrast, dynamic programming applies when the subproblems overlap—that is, when subproblems share subsubproblems.2009, Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Introduction to Algorithms, page 359

Forms of subsubproblem

pluralsubsubproblems

Origin of subsubproblem

From sub- + subproblem.

Questions about subsubproblem

What does subsubproblem mean?
Subsubproblem means a subproblem of a subproblem.
What part of speech is subsubproblem?
Subsubproblem is a noun.
What is the plural of subsubproblem?
The plural of subsubproblem is subsubproblems.

Words near subsubproblem in the dictionary

  1. subsublets
  2. subsubletting
  3. subsublettings
  4. subsubpopulation
  5. subsubpopulations
  6. subsubproblem
  7. subsubproblems
  8. subsubroutine
  9. subsubroutines
  10. subsubsection
  11. subsubsections

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