computational complexity theory

noun

A theory focusing on classifying computational problems according to their resource usage, and relating these classes to each other.

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Meanings

nouncomputational complexity theory (countable and uncountable, plural computational complexity theories)

plural computational complexity theories

  1. countableuncountablecomputerA theory focusing on classifying computational problems according to their resource usage, and relating these classes to each other.
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