 ##  [Resource Blowup](/index.php/resource-blowup) 

  ##  [Resource Blowup](https://mathlogic.quantumdictionary.io/resource-blowup-0) 

  
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**Mathematics &amp; Logic Dictionary**

 
Definition

An escalation in required computational resources (time, memory, intermediate space) caused by syntactic features, encodings, algorithmic choices, or specific problem instances that make computation impractical.