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Combinatorial Explosion

Reason Staff | 7.9.2003 8:50 AM

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  1. sphynx   22 years ago

    Every problem has a built-in solution, which creates new problems with built-in solutions.

    The universe would be a very boring place indeed, were this not so.

  2. Rock   22 years ago

    "Solution" is just the label we temporarily assign to the next problem.

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