complexity class EXPTIME

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EXPTIME is a computational complexity class consisting of decision problems that can be solved by a deterministic Turing machine in exponential time with respect to the size of the input.

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EXPTIME 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf complexity class
time complexity class
alternativeNotation DTIME(2^{poly(n)})
assumes deterministic computation model
believedToBeProperSupersetOf NP
P
PSPACE NERFINISHED
characterizedBy deterministic exponential time algorithms
closedUnder complement
intersection
polynomial-time many-one reductions
union
contains NP
P
PSPACE
containsCompleteProblem certain two-player perfect-information games with polynomially bounded length
generalized checkers
generalized chess on n×n board
succinct circuit value problem
word problem for some finitely presented groups
contrastWith EXPSPACE (exponential space) NERFINISHED
NP (nondeterministic polynomial time) NERFINISHED
P (polynomial time) NERFINISHED
definedBy time-constructible bounds 2^{p(n)}
definedOver decision problems
formalDefinition set of decision problems solvable in time 2^{p(n)} for some polynomial p
formalNotation EXPTIME NERFINISHED
fullName exponential time
generalizationOf polynomial-time solvable problems
hasCompleteProblemsUnder polynomial-time many-one reductions
hasResource time
introducedInField computational complexity theory
knownSeparation P is strictly contained in EXPTIME under standard time hierarchy theorem assumptions
machineModel deterministic Turing machine
notCharacterizedBy space bounds
relatedHierarchy P ⊆ NP ⊆ PSPACE ⊆ EXPTIME ⊆ EXPSPACE
relationshipStatusWithNP NP vs EXPTIME is open
relationshipStatusWithP P vs EXPTIME is open
relationshipStatusWithPSPACE PSPACE vs EXPTIME is open
studiedIn theory of algorithms
subsetOf EXPSPACE
supersetOf NP
P
PSPACE NERFINISHED
timeBoundType exponential time
timeComplexityForm O(2^{p(n)}) for some polynomial p
typicalProblemDomain generalized board games
succinctly represented state spaces
typicalRunningTimeForm 2^{n^k} for some constant k
upperBoundFor problems solvable by exhaustive search over exponentially many configurations
usedFor classifying intractable decision problems

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Complexity Theory defines complexity class EXPTIME