Mathematicians have long sought to develop algorithms that can compare any two graphs. In practice, many ...

The amount of time it takes for an algorithm to solve a polynomial function, which is a mathematical expression that does not contain fractions or negative numbers. The time is proportional to the ...

Elegant algorithm Published 21 September 2002 From Cristian Calude I disagree with Nicola Dixon’s claim that “Experts had suspected a polynomial-time algorithm was possible” (17 August, p 9 ...

This algorithm operates within a framework of discrete convex optimization and has been shown to run in polynomial time, further emphasizing the importance of polynomial time algorithms in solving ...

Scientists have developed an exact approach to a key quantum error correction problem once believed to be unsolvable, and have shown that what appeared to be hardware-related errors may in fact be due ...

In other words, they believe that space is a far more powerful computational resource than time. This belief stems from the fact that algorithms can use the same small chunk of memory over and over, ...

Climate models can be a million lines of code long and can take months to run on supercomputers. A new algorithm has dramatically shortened that time.

Starbucks has hatched a new plan to slash the amount of time its customers will have to wait for their coffee, according to a report. The chain currently operates on a first-come, first-served basis.