 ##  [Search-Space Explosion](/search-space-explosion) 

  ##  [Search-Space Explosion](https://mathlogic.quantumdictionary.io/search-space-explosion-0) 

  
 [![Mathematics & Logic Dictionary](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2026-01/Mathematics%20%26%20Logic.png.webp?itok=UhtTRPnp)](/topic-specific-dictionaries/natural-formal-sciences/mathematics-logic)

- Natural &amp; Formal Sciences -

**Mathematics &amp; Logic Dictionary**

 
Definition

A rapid (often superpolynomial) growth in the number of candidate states, assignments, or configurations that must be considered during automated reasoning, search, or model construction.