Question

Two sets named for this term are equal if second-order logic is unaffected by the transitive closure operation on relations. In a proof about the permanent of a matrix, Leslie Valiant formulated a set named for this term prepended with a sharp sign. Inductively constructing sets denoted “capital pi-sub-i” and “capital sigma-sub-i” using oracles produces a “hierarchy” named for this term. This term appears twice in the name of a class identified with the set of Turing machines “with advice” that has a slash in its name. Reductions with runtime described by this term identify “complete” problems (10[1])such as SAT (“sat”). Whether a class named for this term is equal to its non-deterministic counterpart is the subject (10[1])of a Millennium Prize problem. (10[1])For 10 points, give this term that names the complexity class P. ■END■ (10[1]0[4])

ANSWER: polynomial [accept P until it is read; accept polynomial time or polynomial space or polynomial hierarchy; accept NP or PH or P/poly or PSPACE or #P (“sharp-P”) until “P” is read]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Dennis YangMichigan CCase Western B9610
Xavier MigliaccioCarnegie Mellon ACarnegie Mellon B11510
Simon ZimmermanOhio State AMichigan B12010
Todd MaslykMichigan ACase Western A13310
Elias KradelKenyonMichigan D1330
Peter BallasMichigan DKenyon1330
Ethan NewmanMichigan StateOhio State B1330
Aditya PatnaikOhio State BMichigan State1330

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Great Lakes2025-02-01Y667%0%0%116.00
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y1100%0%0%133.00
Midwest2025-02-01Y560%0%20%115.33
Northeast2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%89.33