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Subject: Re: Speed vs. Knowledge Debate Not To Be Decided Soon :-)

Author: Vincent Vega

Date: 21:46:19 02/15/00

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On February 15, 2000 at 03:17:05, blass uri wrote:

>On February 15, 2000 at 01:57:10, Vincent Vega wrote:
>
><snipped>
>>The same problem still exists.  Knowledge isn't free, it reduces program's speed
>>and therefore its ability to look deep.  That's not just a theoretical issue,
>>it's a real problem.
>
>No,knowledge sometimes does not reduce program's ability to look deep because
>knowledge include also knowledge which lines to search.

Of course.  But notice that in a previous message Albert Silver wanted to
discuss a hypothetical situation with two versions that have equal branching
factors.  Then this kind of knowledge wouldn't be "allowed."  Here, I went along
with it.  I realize that this is a bad assumption and I stated my concern with
comparing programs based on plies alone in another previous message.



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