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trapdoor function

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables
trap-door -func-tion
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A function that is easy to compute in one direction but difficult to compute in the opposite direction (finding its inverse) without special information.

Etymology

From the idea that it is easy to fall through a trapdoor but difficult to climb back out.

Inflected Forms

trapdoor functions (plural)

Questions

What does trapdoor function mean?
A function that is easy to compute in one direction but difficult to compute in the opposite direction (finding its inverse) without special information.
Where does trapdoor function come from?
From the idea that it is easy to fall through a trapdoor but difficult to climb back out.

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