NP
See also: np, Np, np., .np, and n.p.
Translingual
Symbol
NP
- (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Nepal.
- Synonym: NPL (alpha-3)
- (computer science) The class of problems whose solutions can be checked in polynomial time.
- (finance) Short-term bond credit rating by Moody's Investors Service, indicating that the issuer's ability to meet its obligations is less than adequate.
English
Proper noun
NP
- (South Africa) Initialism of National Party.
- (Philippines) Initialism of Nacionalista Party.
Phrase
NP
- (Internet) Initialism of now playing.
- (Internet) Initialism of no problem.
Noun
NP (countable and uncountable, plural NPs)
- Initialism of notary public.
- Initialism of nurse practitioner.
- Initialism of national park.
- (linguistics) Initialism of noun phrase.
- (nanotechnology) Initialism of nanoparticle.
- (computing theory) Abbreviation of nondeterministic polynomial, the complexity class of computational problems that a nondeterministic Turing machine can solve in polynomial time.
- 2017, Arlindo Oliveira, The Digital Mind: How Science Is Redefining Humanity, MIT Press, →ISBN, page 81:
- Another class, P, is a subset of NP, and includes all decision problems that can be solved by a (deterministic) Turing machine in polynomial time.
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- (medicine, pathology) Abbreviation of nosocomial pneumonia.
Synonyms
- (nosocomial pneumonia): HAP (“hospital acquired pneumonia”)
Hypernyms
- (nosocomial pneumonia): HCAP (“healthcare associated pneumonia”)
Hyponyms
(nosocomial pneumonia):
- VAP (“ventilator associated pneumonia”)
- VIP (“ventilator induced pneumonia”)
Derived terms
nondeterministic polymonial
- NP-complete
- NP-hard
- NP-easy
- co-NP
Translations
noun phrase
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Further reading
nosocomial pneumonia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - nurse practitioner on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- NP (complexity) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (nondeterministic polymonial complexity class)
Anagrams
- P/N, PN
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
NP
- Initialism of National Party.
German
Noun
NP m (strong, genitive NPs, no plural)
- Abbreviation of Neupreis.
Declension
Declension of NP [sg-only, masculine, strong]
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | NP |
| genitive | eines | des | NPs |
| dative | einem | dem | NP |
| accusative | einen | den | NP |