Karp reduction

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.

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Meanings

nounKarp reduction (countable and uncountable, plural Karp reductions)

plural Karp reductions

  1. countableuncountablecomputerA 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.

Origin

Named after Richard Karp.

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APA

Karp reduction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Karp%20reduction

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Chicago

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