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Indicates that the challenge involves the manipulation of binary matrices, matrices whose elements are all one of two possible values, typically 1 and 0, or True and False.
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Fractals are shapes that are self-similar and are usually quite detailed. Well-known fractal sets include the Mandelbrot set, Julia sets, and Phoenix sets. Tree-like fractal drawings are also common…
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For challenges involving data on a hexagonal grid. Use this tag also for triangular grids, the dual of the hexagonal grid (that is, the vertices of the hexagonal grid form the faces of the triangular …
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Challenges which involve computing probabilities for random variables and stochastic processes.
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Abstract Algebra is the study of algebraic structures, including groups, rings, fields, vector spaces, and the like.
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for challenges involving an output (graphical or ASCII-art) which changes with time.
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For challenges involving cryptography, including things like ciphers and hashing algorithms
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This challenge is related to the C language. Note that challenges that require the answers to be in a specific language are generally discouraged.
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For challenges related to the subdivision of a set into smaller disjoint sets. This also includes the subdivision of ordered collections like lists, and non-discrete sets like intervals. Challenges sh…
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Classification challenges involve grouping input data into certain classes based on the properties of that data.
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for challenges involving the mathematical constant pi, the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.
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Puzzles involving cellular automata, such as Conway's Game of Life.
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For challenges related to the different ways of expressing an integer as a sum of positive integers.
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Metagolf is golfing the output of a metaprogram. A metaprogram produces a program which solves a given task, and the length of that output determines the score of the original program.
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For challenges relating to manipulating and traversing the file system. This may include reading directory trees, creating, moving and deleting files or directories, reading or changing file permissio…
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For challenges involving linear algebra, the mathematics of vector spaces and linear mappings between them.
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This challenge relates to data expressed under a different representation or language (including encoding, decoding, and processing such data). Some examples of an encoding includes ASCII and UTF-8.
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For challenges that involve partitioning a space (usually the plane) into small tiles without gaps (usually using a finite set of proto-tiles). See also [set-partitions].
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exists for historical reasons. New challenges of the type previously posted under this tag are not welcome.
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For challenges involving a keyboard or keyboard layouts, such as QWERTY and AZERTY.
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for a challenge involving the mathematical operator of division or integer division
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An answer-chaining challenge is a challenge where previous answers to the challenge influence how new answers are produced.
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A problem whose scoring criterion involves running the output of a program through a large number of test cases.
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for challenges relating to mazes, typically generating or navigating them. This often is used with the [ascii-art] tag, a common method of demonstrating the mazes
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a challenge to build objects (e.g. code, representation of real world objects) according to pre-defined rules and/or input (also often randomised).
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This challenge is related to the Java language. Note that challenges that require the answers to be in a specific language are generally discouraged.
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For challenges involving stack-like data structures (see tag wiki for details), including interpreters of stack-based programming languages and challenges specifically about call stacks.
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A ragged list, also called a jagged list, is a list where each element can either be some terminal type (e.g. an integer) or another ragged list.
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for challenges related to the functional programming paradigm.
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A busy beaver maximises some property of the computation model (e.g. execution time, memory usage, output length) subject to the constraint that it must halt.
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Set theory is the branch of mathematics that studies unordered collections of objects. Challenges with this tag will involve the manipulation or analysis of sets.
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For challenges involving ways to organize data (hash maps, arrays, binary trees ...)
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A programming puzzle includes a goal, a partially completed program, and rules outlining how the program can be modified. The program is specifically designed to make achieving the goal difficult. An …
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