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Computer scientists prove that a 40-year-old algorithm is optimal
Computer scientists from MIT find that a 40-year-old algorithm for determining the “edit distance” between symbols cannot be optimized any further.
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Math & AlgorithmsScience & Space2015
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Jun 11, 2015 | Computer scientists prove that a 40-year-old algorithm is optimal by kercker | 201 | 63 |