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Theory of computation

In theoretical computer science and mathematics, the theory of computation is the branch that deals with what problems can be solved on a model of computation using an algorithm, how efficiently they can be solved and to what degree (e.g., approximate solutions versus precise ones). The field is divided into three major branches: automata theory and…

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related to Further reading · 51
Theory of computation → Academic Press, Addison-Wesley, Aimed, Algorithm Design, An, An Introduction, Archived, Automata Theory, Bartlett, Cengage Learning, Computability, Computation, Computer Science Press, Covers, Eitan Gurari, Elaine, Essentials, Formal Languages, Gregory, Hein
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Theory of computation → Alan Turing, Alonzo Church, Claude Shannon, FOCS, Gödel Prize, IMU Abacus Medal, In, John, Knuth Prize, Kurt Gödel, Neumann, Ramon Llull, Rolf Nevanlinna Prize, Rózsa Péter, Some, Stephen Kleene, STOC, The, Therefore
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Theory of computation → Computation, HarvardComputability Logic, MITTheory, The, Theory
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Theory of computation → branch that deals with what problems can be solved on a model of computation using an algorithm

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