(definition)
Definition: One of the classes defined by logarithmic, polynomial, and exponential bounds on time and space, for deterministic and nondeterministic machines. These classify most of the important computational problems.
Note: From Algorithms and Theory of Computation Handbook, page 27-21, Copyright © 1999 by CRC Press LLC. Appearing in the Dictionary of Computer Science, Engineering and Technology, Copyright © 2000 CRC Press LLC.
Author: CRC-A
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Dictionary of Algorithms and Data
Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed.,
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