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  • adjective computing theory Describing the hardest problems that are in the class NP, and whose solutions can be verified in polynomial time.

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Examples

  • Slime mold is capable of solving NP-complete graph problems (which I cannot do myself).

    Bunny and a Book 2008

  • Slime mold is capable of solving NP-complete graph problems (which I cannot do myself).

    Bunny and a Book 2008

  • Computing the conditions for fine tuning based on landscape arguments is likely an NP-complete problem.

    If We Live in a Multiverse, How Many Are There? | Universe Today 2009

  • I think porn was proven to be "NP-complete" a while ago.

    Porn or Not Dot Com Luis von Ahn 2009

  • What has happened here is that, as computer science tries to understand ai it has realized that many aspects of ai are NP-complete or NP-hard, and a few aspects are not.

    2008 November « Tai-Chi Policy 2008

  • In the meantime, although the game seems quite stark and simple, it's entirely possible that it's NP-complete.

    Review: Solomon's Stones 2008

  • In the meantime, although the game seems quite stark and simple, it's entirely possible that it's NP-complete.

    Archive 2008-05-01 2008

  • What has happened here is that, as computer science tries to understand ai it has realized that many aspects of ai are NP-complete or NP-hard, and a few aspects are not.

    Why Don’t We Have General AI? « Tai-Chi Policy 2008

  • Spooky Computing Quantum computers hold the possibility of solving what computer science calls "NP-complete" problems, the problems that are impossible or nearly impossible to calculate on a classical computer.

    The Father of Quantum Computing Quinn Norton 2007

  • Spooky Computing Quantum computers hold the possibility of solving what computer science calls "NP-complete" problems, the problems that are impossible or nearly impossible to calculate on a classical computer.

    The Father of Quantum Computing 2007

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