brute force
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (America) IPA: /bɹut ˈfɔɹs/
brute force (uncountable)
- A method of accomplishing something primarily by means of strength, without the use of great skill, mechanical aids or thought.
- We lifted the car by brute force.
- (computer science) A method of computation wherein the computer is let to try all permutations of a problem until one is found that provides a solution, in contrast to the implementation of a more intelligent algorithm.
- French: force brute
- Russian: гру́бая си́ла
- French: force brute
- Russian: по́лный перебо́р
brute force (brute forces, present participle brute forcing; past and past participle brute forced)
- (transitive) To solve (a computational problem) by brute force methods.
- 1960, Scott Cameron, Marshall Clinton Yovits, Self-organizing Systems: Proceedings - Page 187 ↗
- "In trying to solve the problem in this simplified space, it does different things than it did when it was brute forcing its way through the original space."
- 1960, Scott Cameron, Marshall Clinton Yovits, Self-organizing Systems: Proceedings - Page 187 ↗
- (computer) To break password, encryption, or any other protection mechanism by brute force methods.
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