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distributional complexity

(definition)

Definition: The expected running time of the best possible deterministic algorithm over the worst possible probability distribution on the inputs.

See also randomized complexity, worst case, lower bound.

Note: From Algorithms and Theory of Computation Handbook, page 15-21, Copyright © 1999 by CRC Press LLC. Appearing in the Dictionary of Computer Science, Engineering and Technology, Copyright © 2000 CRC Press LLC.

Author: CRC-A

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Algorithms and Theory of Computation Handbook, CRC Press LLC, 1999, "distributional complexity", in Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed. 17 December 2004. (accessed TODAY) Available from: https://www.nist.gov/dads/HTML/distributionalComplex.html