"polynomial time" meaning in English

See polynomial time in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} polynomial time (not comparable)
  1. (mathematics) Of an algorithm, which terminates in polynomial time. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (Translations): polynomisessa ajassa toimiva (Finnish), Polynomialzeit- (German), dotyczący czas polinominalny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-polynomial_time-en-adj-MJlPzRX1 Topics: mathematics, sciences

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} polynomial time (uncountable)
  1. (mathematics) The complexity class where the runtime can be bounded (from above) by a polynomial in the input size. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics Derived forms: nondeterministic polynomial time, randomized polynomial time Translations (Translations): polynominen aika (Finnish), Polynomialzeit [feminine] (German), czas polinominalny [masculine] (Polish), czas wielomianowy [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-polynomial_time-en-noun-xIs~D-so Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Topics: mathematics, sciences

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