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  • np-complete — (complexity)   (NPC, Nondeterministic Polynomial time complete) A set or property of computational decision problems which is a subset of NP (i.e. can be solved by a nondeterministic Turing Machine in polynomial time), with the additional property that it is also NP-hard. Thus a solution for one NP-complete problem would solve all problems in NP. Many (but not all) naturally arising problems in class NP are in fact NP-complete. There is always a polynomial-time algorithm for transforming an instance of any NP-complete problem into an instance of any other NP-complete problem. So if you could solve one you could solve any other by transforming it to the solved one. The first problem ever shown to be NP-complete was the satisfiability problem. Another example is Hamilton's problem. See also computational complexity, halting problem, Co-NP, NP-hard.
  • null method — a method of measurement using an electrical device, as a Wheatstone bridge, in which the quantity to be measured is balanced by an opposing known quantity that is varied until the resultant of the two is zero.
  • nummulation — the red blood corpuscles in a small amount of blood that produce a formation akin to a heap of coins
  • nympholepts — Plural form of nympholept.
  • obligements — Plural form of obligement.
  • of all time — If you say that someone or something is, for example, the best writer of all time, or the most successful film of all time, you mean that they are the best or most successful that there has ever been.
  • onomatology — onomastics.
  • ophthalmist — an eye expert; an oculist
  • ophthalmol. — ophthalmology
  • opthamology — Misspelling of ophthalmology.
  • optimizable — Capable of being optimized.
  • orientalism — a peculiarity or idiosyncrasy of the peoples of Asia, especially the East.
  • ornamentals — Plural form of ornamental.
  • orthohelium — (physics) Form of the helium atom in which the spins of the two electrons are parallel.
  • orthonormal — (of a system of functions) normal; normalized.
  • osmotically — Physical Chemistry, Cell Biology. the tendency of a fluid, usually water, to pass through a semipermeable membrane into a solution where the solvent concentration is higher, thus equalizing the concentrations of materials on either side of the membrane. the diffusion of fluids through membranes or porous partitions. Compare endosmosis, exosmosis.
  • osteodermal — characterized by osteoderms
  • outline map — a map which only provides very basic information so that more details can be added
  • paracetamol — painkilling drug
  • paramountly — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
  • pastoralism — the practice of herding as the primary economic activity of a society.
  • patelliform — having the form of a patella; shaped like a saucer, kneecap, or limpet shell.
  • patrimonial — an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors.
  • patrolwoman — a policewoman who is assigned to patrol a specific district, route, etc.
  • petalomania — the condition in which a flower has proportionately more petals than is normal
  • petrol bomb — Molotov cocktail.
  • petrol pump — a device at a filling station that is used to deliver petrol to the tank of a car and which displays the quantity, quality, and usually the cost of the petrol delivered
  • phantomlike — an apparition or specter.
  • philomathic — relating to or enjoying the process of learning new facts and acquiring new knowledge
  • phlebectomy — the surgical excision of a vein or part of a vein
  • phlebotomic — of or noting phlebotomy.
  • photo album — bound book for photos
  • plagiostome — (of fish) belonging to the genus Plagiostomi, which includes sharks and rays, characterized by a transverse mouth with the jaw suspended from the skull
  • planogamete — a motile gamete.
  • plantswoman — a nurserywoman.
  • plastometer — an instrument for measuring the plasticity of a substance.
  • plate armor — armor made of thin, flat, shaped pieces of wrought iron or steel.
  • platforming — a process for reforming petroleum using a platinum catalyst
  • plum tomato — an egg-shaped or oblong variety of tomato.
  • plumb joint — (in sheet metal work) a soldered lap joint.
  • plutonomist — a person who studies or has expertise in plutonomy
  • pluviometer — rain gauge.
  • plyometrics — a system of exercise in which the muscles are repeatedly stretched and suddenly contracted
  • poetry slam — a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
  • pointillism — a theory and technique developed by the neo-impressionists, based on the principle that juxtaposed dots of pure color, as blue and yellow, are optically mixed into the resulting hue, as green, by the viewer.
  • polarimeter — an instrument for measuring the amount of light received from a given source as a function of its state of polarization.
  • police motu — a pidginized version of the Motu language, used as a lingua franca in Papua, originally chiefly by the police
  • policy term — The policy term is the lifetime of an insurance policy.
  • polychotomy — the division of something into multiple parts
  • polycrotism — a polycrotic condition
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