Why compute what you already know? Dev unpacks Wolfram's computational irreducibility
ctjlewis · x · 2026-10-06
Responding to confusion over a Stephen Wolfram post, developer ctjlewis explains computational irreducibility with an analogy: if you already know AB, running a large irreducible computation to get it is wasted work. The point applies only to computations where each step must actually be executed to reach the result.
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