Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kernighan-lin algorithm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: kernighan-lin al-go-rithm
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A heuristic algorithm for finding partitions of graphs, having important applications in the layout of digital circuits and components in VLSI.

Etymology

Devised by Shen Lin and Brian Kernighan.

Inflected Forms

the Kernighan-Lin algorithm (canonical)

Questions

What does kernighan-lin algorithm mean?: A heuristic algorithm for finding partitions of graphs, having important applications in the layout of digital circuits and components in VLSI.
Where does kernighan-lin algorithm come from?: Devised by Shen Lin and Brian Kernighan.

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