Talk:Subset sum problem: Difference between revisions

→‎how many solutions?: added comment about "doable" and finding solutions(if any). -- ~~~~
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::::: Er no, try the example above, and see how long it takes. I'm rather curious where you draw the line between "doable" and "not". --[[User:Ledrug|Ledrug]] 05:32, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
 
:::::: It takes as long as the original set of weights (to complete). This is how the REXX program works. Even though takes longer to find the first solution (if any), that doesn't mean that it takes a longer time to complete. As for my definition of "doable", to me means that the program can complete is a reasonable time, and "reasonable" depends just how badly I want the results (output). I've been running a program (not related to this) for over five years now because I want the output. For something this trivial (the summing of weights, albeit it consumes a lot of computer time), I won't bother. I'm using my fast computer for other things. And my main computer that I connect to the internet is just too slow (and I hate to say what century I built it). -- [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] 06:42, 8 May 2012 (UTC)