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> With about 35 CPU-years of idle computer time donated by Google, a team of researchers has essentially solved every position of the Rubik's Cube™, This is th
by acangiano 16y ago
> With about 35 CPU-years of idle computer time donated by Google, a team of researchers has essentially solved every position of the Rubik's Cube™,
This is the wrong time to use the adverb "essentially". You either solved every position or you didn't.
- pohl 16y agoI'd agree with you had they used a weasel-word like "virtually", but "essentially" seems appropriate in this case: adverb: used to emphasize the basic, fundamental, or intrinsic nature of a person, thing, or situation If you didn't actually iterate through every position - but rather a subset that provided equivalent coverage by eliminating symmetries - then you have, in essence, solved every position.
- acangiano 16y agoFair enough. I was in a rush so I didn't read the whole page. Considering their approach, essentially is appropriate.
- Avshalom 16y agoWell they didn't actually "solve" every position, they just found a solution under 20 moves for every position.
- smallblacksun 16y agoThey didn't optimally solve every position, but they did solve every position.