"Algorithm X" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop|head=Algorithm X}} Algorithm X
  1. (computing theory) A recursive, nondeterministic, depth-first backtracking algorithm for solving the decision problem of whether an exact cover exists. Categories (topical): Theory of computing

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