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God's number
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Etymology
Compare en God's algorithm.
Proper noun
en combination puzzles chiefly Rubik's cubes The maximum number of moves needed to solve a puzzle using God's algorithm.
en Applications of Evolutionary Computation, Part 1 Cecilia di Chio; et al. 80 http://books.google.com/books?id=bnC0E8F6SaEC&pg=PA80&dq=%22God%27s+number%22+rubik%27s+cube&hl=en&ei=kSYiTfmfMpOisAPqv4ykCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22God%27s%20number%22%20rubik%27s%20cube&f=false Although invented in 1974, the number of moves required to solve any state of Rubik's Cube (the so-called God's number) is yet to be determined after 30 years. 2010 3-642-12238-8
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