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bremermann's limit

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bre-mer-man-n's lim-it
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

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The maximum computational speed of a self-contained system in the material universe, derived from Einstein's mass-energy equivalency and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle: it is approximately 1.36 × 10⁵⁰ bits per second per kilogram. This value is important in designing cryptographic algorithms that can never be cracked by brute force.

Etymology

Named after Hans-Joachim Bremermann (1926–1996), German-American mathematician and biophysicist.

Questions

What does bremermann's limit mean?
The maximum computational speed of a self-contained system in the material universe, derived from Einstein's mass-energy equivalency and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle: it is approximately 1.36 × 10⁵⁰ bits per second per kilogram. This value is important in designing cryptographic algorithms that can never be cracked by brute force.
Where does bremermann's limit come from?
Named after Hans-Joachim Bremermann (1926–1996), German-American mathematician and biophysicist.

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