In computational complexity theory, NLIN is the class of decision problems that can be solved by a nondeterministic multitape Turing machine in linear time, O(n). It is known that this class differs from its deterministic counterpart, DLIN.[1]
References
edit- ^ Balcazar, Jose Luis; Diaz, Josep; Gabarro, Joaquim (1990). Structural Complexity II. Springer Verlag. ISBN 3-540-52079-1., Theorem 3.9