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karp reduction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
karp re-duc-tion
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A polynomial-time algorithm for transforming inputs to one problem into inputs to another problem, such that the transformed problem has the same output as the original.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Named after Richard Karp.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Karp reductions (plural)

Phrases

Karp-reducible Karp-reducibility

Frequently Paired Words

Karp-reducible Karp-reducibility

Questions

What does karp reduction mean?
A polynomial-time algorithm for transforming inputs to one problem into inputs to another problem, such that the transformed problem has the same output as the original.
Where does karp reduction come from?
Named after Richard Karp.

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