We don't know whether there's a maximum theoretical limit to how efficiently any sorting or searching algorithm can ever perform, regardless of future computing advances.
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Some lower bounds on computational efficiency are proven for specific tasks, but a fully unified theory covering every possible algorithmic problem remains unresolved. This unresolved question shapes the outer limits of computer science.
Citation ID: WS01280
Title: We don't know whether there's a maximum theoretical limit to how efficiently any sorting or searching algorithm can ever perform, regardless of future computing advances.
URL: https://worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=1280