"time-constructible function" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: time-constructible functions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} time-constructible function (countable and uncountable, plural time-constructible functions)
  1. (computational complexity theory) A function f from natural numbers to natural numbers with the property that f(n) can be constructed from n by a Turing machine in the time of order f(n), whose purpose of such a definition is to exclude functions that do not provide an upper bound on the runtime of some Turing machine. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-time-constructible_function-en-noun-S218lHpy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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