nondeterministic

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Etymology

    From non- + deterministic.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /nɒndɪˌtɜːmɪnˈɪstik/
    • (US, Canada) IPA(key): /nɑndɪˌtɝmɪnˈɪstik/
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    • Rhymes: -ɪstik

    Adjective

    nondeterministic (not comparable)

    1. (computer science) Exhibiting nondeterminism; involving choices between indistinguishable possibilities.
      Nondeterministic bottom-up tree automaton recognize the class of regular tree languages.
      • 2020, Mikhail Moshkov, Comparative Analysis of Deterministic and Nondeterministic Decision Trees, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 1:
        The aim of this book is to compare deterministic, nondeterministic, and strongly nondeterministic decision trees. Conventional (deterministic) decision trees are widely used as classifiers, as a means of knowledge representation, and as algorithms.

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