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> limited time [to] a small polynomial of the input size. This is backwards; I meant that if you have any time bound whatsoever, the number of inputs you can i
by a1369209993 7y ago
> limited time [to] a small polynomial of the input size.
This is backwards; I meant that if you have any time bound whatsoever, the number of inputs you can inspect is limited to (a architecture-specific finite multiple of) the number of operations you can execute (because inspecting a input is such a operation).
- Dylan16807 7y agoI wasn't talking about your argument that the calculation is finite. I was talking about how N is chosen in the first place.