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### Is there a system behind the magic of algorithm analysis?

There are lots of questions about how to analyze the running time of algorithms (see, e.g., runtime-analysis and algorithm-analysis). Many are similar, for instance those asking for a cost analysis ...
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### Solving or approximating recurrence relations for sequences of numbers

In computer science, we have often have to solve recurrence relations, that is find a closed form for a recursively defined sequence of numbers. When considering runtimes, we are often interested ...
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### Are there subexponential-time algorithms for NP-complete problems?

Are there NP-complete problems which have proven subexponential-time algorithms? I am asking for the general case inputs, I am not talking about tractable special cases here. By sub-exponential, I ...
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### Decision problems vs "real" problems that aren't yes-or-no

I read in many places that some problems are difficult to approximate (it is NP-hard to approximate them). But approximation is not a decision problem: the answer is a real number and not Yes or No. ...
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### Differences and relationships between randomized and nondeterministic algorithms?

What differences and relationships are between randomized algorithms and nondeterministic algorithms? From Wikipedia A randomized algorithm is an algorithm which employs a degree of randomness ...