Nondeterminism
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Nondeterminism may refer to:
- Nondeterministic programmingNondeterministic programmingA nondeterministic programming language is a language which can specify, at certain points in the program , various alternatives for program flow...
(computer science) - Nondeterministic algorithmNondeterministic algorithmIn computer science, a nondeterministic algorithm is an algorithm that can exhibit different behaviors on different runs, as opposed to a deterministic algorithm. There are several ways an algorithm may behave differently from run to run. A concurrent algorithm can perform differently on different...
(computer science) - Non-deterministic Turing machineNon-deterministic Turing machineIn theoretical computer science, a Turing machine is a theoretical machine that is used in thought experiments to examine the abilities and limitations of computers....
(computer science) - Indeterminacy in computation (disambiguation)
- IndeterminismIndeterminismIndeterminism is the concept that events are not caused, or not caused deterministically by prior events. It is the opposite of determinism and related to chance...
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