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Theoretical computer science, an Uncommon card
Theoretical computer science is a subfield of computer science and mathematics that focuses on the abstract and mathematical foundations of computation.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 83
- Power
- 157
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 73,000
Power 157 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Theoretical computer science quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Theoretical computer science card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is difficult to ______ the theoretical areas precisely.
Answer
circumscribe. It is difficult to circumscribe the theoretical areas precisely. From the Theoretical computer science article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
World economy. World economy 85 · Pigment 79 · Theoretical computer science 74 · Sulfate 70 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It is difficult to circumscribe the theoretical areas precisely.
- The ACM's Special Interest Group on Algorithms and Computation Theory provides the following description: TCS covers a wide variety of topics including algorithms, data structures, computational complexity, parallel and distributed computation, probabilistic computation, quantum computation, automata theory, information theory, cryptography, program semantics and verification, algorithmic game…
- Work in this field is often distinguished by its emphasis on mathematical technique and rigor.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Theoretical computer science article was read about 73,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 83: each hit it takes is cut by 33 %.
How to get Theoretical computer science
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Theoretical computer science (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Cepheus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
