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brute force

UK /bɹuːt ˈfɔːs/US /bɹut ˈfɔɹs/

noun 2
verb 2
forms 6

noun2

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A method of accomplishing something primarily by means of strength, without the use of great skill, mechanical aids or thought.
- We lifted the car by brute force.
A method of computation wherein the computer is let to try all permutations of a problem until one is found that provides a solution, in contrast to the implementation of a more intelligent algorithm.

verb2

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To solve (a computational problem) by brute force.
- "In trying to solve the problem in this simplified space, it does different things than it did when it was brute forcing its way through the original space." — 1960
To break a password, encryption, or any other protection mechanism by brute force.

forms

brute forced · brute-forced · brute forcing · brute-forcing · brute forces · brute-forces

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