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Turing reduction

Turing reduction noun: a reduction that solves a problem if the solution to another problem is already known, i.e. an algorithm that could be used to solve A if it had available to it a subroutine for solving B.

Noun

Turing reduction (plural Turing reductions)

  1. A reduction that solves a problem if the solution to another problem is already known, i.e. an algorithm that could be used to solve A if it had available to it a subroutine for solving B.

Forms of Turing reduction

pluralTuring reductions

Origin of Turing reduction

After Alan Turing.

Questions about Turing reduction

What does Turing reduction mean?
Turing reduction means a reduction that solves a problem if the solution to another problem is already known, i.e. an algorithm that could be used to solve A if it had available to it a subroutine for solving B.
What part of speech is Turing reduction?
Turing reduction is a noun.
What is the plural of Turing reduction?
The plural of Turing reduction is Turing reductions.

Words near Turing reduction in the dictionary

  1. Turing jumps
  2. Turing machine
  3. Turing machines
  4. Turing pattern
  5. Turing patterns
  6. Turing reduction
  7. Turing reductions
  8. Turing switch
  9. Turing switches
  10. Turing tape
  11. Turing tapes

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