Impossible vs Hypercomputation - What's the difference?
impossible | hypercomputation |
Not possible; not able to be done or happen.
* 1865 , (Lewis Carroll), (w, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)
* 13 March 1962 ,
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(math, dated) imaginary
an impossibility
* Late 14th century': “Madame,” quod he, “this were an '''impossible !” — Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Franklin's Tale’, ''Canterbury Tales
(computing) Any of several forms of computation that are theoretically (or practically) impossible with current technology
As nouns the difference between impossible and hypercomputation
is that impossible is an impossibility while hypercomputation is (computing) any of several forms of computation that are theoretically (or practically) impossible with current technology.As an adjective impossible
is not possible; not able to be done or happen.impossible
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Alternative forms
* inpossible (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- Nothing is impossible , only impassible.
- Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
Our banks are out of control, passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible , there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.}}
- impossible quantities, or imaginary numbers