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  2. Word problem (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    The word problem for an algebra is then to determine, given two expressions (words) involving the generators and operations, whether they represent the same element of the algebra modulo the identities. The word problems for groups and semigroups can be phrased as word problems for algebras. [1]

  3. Decision problem - Wikipedia

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    A decision problem is a yes-or-no question on an infinite set of inputs. It is traditional to define the decision problem as the set of possible inputs together with the set of inputs for which the answer is yes. [1] These inputs can be natural numbers, but can also be values of some other kind, like binary strings or strings over some other ...

  4. Word problem for groups - Wikipedia

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    Then the word problem in is solvable: given two words , in the generators of , write them as words in and compare them using the solution to the word problem in . It is easy to think that this demonstrates a uniform solution of the word problem for the class K {\displaystyle K} (say) of finitely generated groups that can be embedded in G ...

  5. Separating words problem - Wikipedia

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    The problem of bounding the size of an automaton that distinguishes two given strings was first formulated by GoralĨík & Koubek (1986), who showed that the automaton size is always sublinear. [2] Later, Robson (1989) proved the upper bound O ( n 2/5 (log n ) 3/5 ) on the automaton size that may be required. [ 3 ]

  6. Undecidable problem - Wikipedia

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    In computability theory and computational complexity theory, an undecidable problem is a decision problem for which it is proved to be impossible to construct an algorithm that always leads to a correct yes-or-no answer. The halting problem is an example: it can be proven that there is no algorithm that correctly determines whether an arbitrary ...

  7. Word problem - Wikipedia

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    Word problem (mathematics education), a type of textbook exercise or exam question to have students apply abstract mathematical concepts to real-world situations; Word problem (mathematics), a decision problem for algebraic identities in mathematics and computer science; Word problem for groups, the problem of recognizing the identity element ...

  8. Computational complexity theory - Wikipedia

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    A decision problem has only two possible outputs, yes or no (or alternately 1 or 0) on any input. Decision problems are one of the central objects of study in computational complexity theory. A decision problem is a type of computational problem where the answer is either yes or no (alternatively, 1 or 0).

  9. List of undecidable problems - Wikipedia

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    The halting problem for a register machine: a finite-state automaton with no inputs and two counters that can be incremented, decremented, and tested for zero. Universality of a nondeterministic pushdown automaton: determining whether all words are accepted. The problem whether a tag system halts.