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To whoever complains Python is too slow compared to C. If you use a screwdriver as a hammer its your fault, not the screwdriver's.
Because counting pieces of paper is oh so reliable and efficient!
Well, NP actually stands for verifiable in polynomial time. Doesn't say anything about the time it takes to solve them. The -Hard part says that they definitely need more than polynomial time (of any degree) to solve.
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To whoever complains Python is too slow compared to C. If you use a screwdriver as a hammer its your fault, not the screwdriver's.
Because counting pieces of paper is oh so reliable and efficient!
Well, NP actually stands for verifiable in polynomial time. Doesn't say anything about the time it takes to solve them. The -Hard part says that they definitely need more than polynomial time (of any degree) to solve.