Indeterminacy in computation

Indeterminacy in computation

Indeterminancy in computation may refer to:

* Quantum indeterminacy in quantum computers
* Nondeterministic finite state machinesIn concurrency:
* Indeterminacy in concurrent computation
* Unbounded nondeterminism


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