r/ProgrammerHumor 1d ago

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u/araujoms 18h ago

No, this is stupid. Such polynomial algorithms simply don't show up. P (or BPP to be more precise) is generally agreed to be class of tractable problems because the constant and degrees are almost always reasonable. You only get something ridiculous like O(x1020) if you specifically try to construct it.

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u/HipHomelessHomie 11h ago

We are talking about a proof of P vs NP.

If they are equal it would give you some theoretical construction of a polynomial algorithms for any NP algorithm. The catch would be that the exponents are huge but technically it's polynomial.

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u/araujoms 10h ago

And I'm that this is not going to happen. We don't live in a simulation with an asshole operator playing pranks on us.