Nondeterministic Algorithm - Implementing Nondeterministic Algorithms With Deterministic Ones

Implementing Nondeterministic Algorithms With Deterministic Ones

One way to simulate a nondeterministic algorithm N using a deterministic algorithm D is to treat sets of states of N as states of D. This means that D simultaneously traces all the possible execution paths of N (see powerset construction for this technique in use for finite automata).

Another is randomization, which consists of letting all choices be determined by a random number generator. The result is called a probabilistic deterministic algorithm.

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