Subset Sum

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf theoretical computer science
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs subset sum problem
gptkbp:application combinatorial optimization
cryptography
resource allocation
gptkbp:complexity NP-complete
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Richard_Karp
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
computer science
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1974
gptkbp:generalizes partition problem
gptkbp:hasVariant bounded subset sum
unbounded subset sum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Subset Sum
gptkbp:includedIn gptkb:Karp's_21_NP-complete_problems
gptkbp:input set of integers
target integer
gptkbp:pseudoPolynomialTimeAlgorithm O(nS) where S is the target sum
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:knapsack_problem
partition problem
gptkbp:solvedBy gptkb:meet-in-the-middle_algorithm
dynamic programming
gptkbp:type theoretical computer science
Is there a subset of the given set whose sum is equal to the target integer?
gptkbp:worstCaseTimeComplexity O(2^n)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Karp's_21_NP-complete_problems
gptkb:Reducibility_Among_Combinatorial_Problems_(Karp,_1972)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6