Computer Science Illuminated
Computer Science Illuminated
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781284155617
Author: Nell Dale, John Lewis
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
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Chapter 18, Problem 53E

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Polynomial-time algorithm:

The polynomial-time algorithm is an algorithm in which the order of magnitude can be expressed as a polynomial in the size of the problem.

  • The ‘poly’ means ‘many’ and ‘nomial’ means ‘terms’.
  • The polynomial is a mathematical expression involving algebraic terms with one or more variables increased by the coefficient...

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