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> - It not only tells you whether the formula is satisfiable or not, but gives you the satisfying values. Any yes/no NP solver can be turned into one that does
by wnoise 16y ago
> - It not only tells you whether the formula is satisfiable or not, but gives you the satisfying values.
Any yes/no NP solver can be turned into one that does this with polynomial overhead. After finding there is a solution, you ask it the similar problem "does this have solution with the first bit set to true?", then "does this have a solution with the first bit set to <answer to previous question> and the second bit set to true?", and so forth until you've identified all bits.