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NP-complete

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Simple meaning

A family of puzzles that are easy to check if you are handed an answer, but nobody knows a fast way to find the answer.

Why it’s cool

If you solve one NP-complete problem quickly, you solve a huge class of them at once.

Difficulty 🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠Computer science · Complexity

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