"P-complete" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=P-complete}} P-complete (not comparable)
  1. (computing theory) Describing any problem in the complexity class P to which there exists a polynomial time mapping from any other problem in P. Tags: not-comparable Translations (describing any problem in P to which there exists a polynomial time mapping from any other problem in P): P-täydellinen (Finnish), P-vollständig (German)
    Sense id: en-P-complete-en-adj-16CgL3DL Categories (other): Theory of computing, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 85 15 Topics: computing, computing-theory, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=P-complete}} P-complete
  1. (computing theory) The set of such problems. Related terms: NP-complete
    Sense id: en-P-complete-en-name-Cx~aXZPf Categories (other): Theory of computing Topics: computing, computing-theory, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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