Feb 16, 2015 · The closest an algorithm can get to this would be something like a backdoor in an encryption algorithm, where the planned flaw is part of the information relationship established …

Oct 11, 2022 · When executing the procedure, the computer will do whatever the code specifies. For instance, a procedure may specify sorting an array of items using quicksort. So in …

An algorithm is, alas, an informal concept, which can not have a precise mathematical definition. One can still attempt at an informal definition, and argue that it conveys the right (informal) …

The informal definition of an algorithm in a popular textbook goes something like: An algorithm is (1) a well defined computational procedure (2) that takes some input and (3) produces some …

Nov 23, 2018 · Computer Program: A collection of instructions that performs a specific task when run $^{1}$ by a computer . These instructions can be expressed in low level assembly or in …

Dec 23, 2020 · For large n, we usually define the time it takes to multiply two n-bit numbers as M(n). That time depends on how clever our algorithm is; what we learned in school has M(n) = …

Oct 13, 2020 · Of course, this all depends on the audience. If you're submitting a paper in computer science with as its primary purpose the establishment of an algorithm or data …

Mar 29, 2019 · Use background detection algorithm, say Gaussian Mixture-based background detection (present in OpenCv) and then make some assumption - say backround takes more …

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In practice, a polynomial-time algorithm may take a long time before termination but it might be the case that it's an optimal algorithm (the best possible) in which case I would say it's …