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karp-lipton theorem

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
karp-lip-ton the-o-rem
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A certain theorem in complexity theory, generally viewed as evidence for the nonexistence of polynomial-size circuits for the Boolean satisfiability problem or other NP-complete problems.

Etymology

It was first proved in 1980 by Richard M. Karp and Richard J. Lipton.

Inflected Forms

the Karp-Lipton theorem (canonical)

Questions

What does karp-lipton theorem mean?
A certain theorem in complexity theory, generally viewed as evidence for the nonexistence of polynomial-size circuits for the Boolean satisfiability problem or other NP-complete problems.
Where does karp-lipton theorem come from?
It was first proved in 1980 by Richard M. Karp and Richard J. Lipton.

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