blum's speedup theorem

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What does blum's speedup theorem mean?

A fundamental theorem about the complexity of computable functions, stating that for any complexity measure there are computable functions that are not optimal with respect to that measure.

Where does blum's speedup theorem come from?

First stated by Manuel Blum in 1967.

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