Random-access Turing machine
In computational complexity, a field of computer science, random-access Turing machines are an extension of Turing machines used to speak about small complexity classes, especially for classes using logarithmic time, like DLOGTIME and the Logarithmic Hierarchy.
Definition
On a random-access Turing machine, there is a special pointer tape of logarithmic space accepting a binary vocabulary. The Turing machine has a special state such that when the binary number on the pointer tape is 'p', the Turing machine will write on the working tape the pth symbol of the input.
This lets the Turing machine read any letter of the input without taking time to move over the entire input. This is mandatory for complexity classes using less than linear time.
gollark: CCFuse?
gollark: Also, thaumeclipse, there's CCFuse although I don't know if it still works.
gollark: Opus, say, is a more efficient codec than DFPWM, so you could use a lower bitrate and still keep everyone happy.
gollark: <@!369987447276437523> Why not?
gollark: DFPWM? You can, LionRay does it and there's some simple C implementation.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.