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Re:“In Theory There Is No Difference Between Theory and Prac... by dllthomas on Monday April 16, 2018 @10:48AM (#16849322)
> There is one difference. Practice won’t let you forget anything or leave anything out. In theory, problems are easily solved because you can leave something out.

It can also work the other way! Solving an NP-hard problem for the theory means solving it for every case. Solving it for practice means solving it for the cases you'll encounter - which may let you leave some bits out.

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Re:“In Theory There Is No Difference Between Theory and Prac... by fwdpropaganda on Monday April 16, 2018 @03:27AM (#16847263)
Funny to see this here, because my previous post here on HN included that phrase. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16831875
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Re:“In Theory There Is No Difference Between Theory and Prac... by dshoemaker on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @01:14PM (#16860253)
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jan_L._A._van_de_Snepscheut
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Re:“In Theory There Is No Difference Between Theory and Prac... by I_complete_me on Monday April 16, 2018 @05:41AM (#16847756)
Anyone know what the difference might be?
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Re:“In Theory There Is No Difference Between Theory and Prac... by Recurecur on Monday April 16, 2018 @07:41AM (#16848249)
Yes. Reality... :-)
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Re:“In Theory There Is No Difference Between Theory and Prac... by sorokod on Monday April 16, 2018 @09:07AM (#16848661)
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away."
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Re:“In Theory There Is No Difference Between Theory and Prac... by haZard_OS on Monday April 16, 2018 @09:53AM (#16848964) 

  - Philip K. Dick
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