square root decomposition

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|algorithm}} A technique that can reduce the runtime of an [[algorithm]] by a factor of <math>\sqrt{n}</math> (where <math>n</math> is the size of the input) by dividing the input into <math>\sqrt{n}</math> chunks and performing operations on whole chunks when possible.

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